Julius Caesar, George Washington Carver, and Henry David Thoreau - July 12

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Today is Different Colored Eyes Day, Etch a Sketch Day, National Pecan Pie Day, Simplicity Day, and Paper Bag Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
National Park Month Resource of the Day
Ice Cream Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Julius Caesar, George Washington Carver, and Henry David Thoreau

ON THIS DATE

• 1962 - The Rolling Stones perform their first concert at the Marquee Club in London.
• 1984 -  NY representative Geraldine Ferraro becomes the first woman to run on a major party presidential ticket when Walter Mondale names her as his running mate.

BIRTHDAYS

• 100 BC - Roman politician and general Julius Caesar
• 1543 - King Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr,  his sixth and last wife.
• 1817 - Author Henry David Thoreau
• 1865 - Scientist George Washington Carver
• 1884 - Producer Louis B. Mayer
• 1896 - Architect and engineer Buckminster Fuller
• 1896 - Producer, director, and songwriter Oscar Hammerstein II
• 1917 - Artist Andrew Wyeth
• 1943 - English singer-songwriter Christine McVie

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Fleetwood Mac - Save Me - LISTEN
• The Rolling Stones - Chantilly Lace - LISTEN
  
• The Temptations - Some Enchanted Evening - LISTEN
  

NATIONAL PARK MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Dismals Canyon, Alabama - GO

ICE CREAM MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

PBS Food - Mexican No-Churn Ice Cream - MAKE

THEME: JULIUS CAESAR

• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Learning Media - Teaching with Primary Sources - Julius Caesar's Impact on the Roman Empire - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 8-12- NHPBS LearningMedia - Shakespeare Uncovered - Julius Caesar and the American Experience - VIEW and DO
• Grades 8-12- NHPBS LearningMedia - Shakespeare Uncovered - Julius Caesar, Rhetoric, and Relevance - VIEW and DO

THEME: GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER

• Grades 3-7 -  NHPBS learning Media - George Washington Carver: Scientist, Inventor, and Teacher Video (Available in Spanish) (4:02) - VIEW
• Grades 3-7 -  NHPBS learning Media - George Washington Carver: Scientist, Inventor, and Teacher Lesson Plan - DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Seeds of Success: The Legacy of George Washington Carver (28:02) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Life (56:03) - VIEW

THEME: HENRY DAVID THOREAU

• Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Henry David Thoreau: Author, Philosopher, and Abolitionist Video (3:23) - VIEW
• Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Henry David Thoreau: Author, Philosopher, and Abolitionist Lesson Plan - DO
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Windows to the Wild - Thoreau At Walden Pond (26:46) - VIEW

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