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

Friday, July 12, 2024

Today is Different Colored Eyes Day, Etch a Sketch Day, National Pecan Pie Day, Simplicity Day, Motorcycle Day, Paper Bag Day, World Kebab Day, and Worldwide Art 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
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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

WATCH

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NOVA - Jupiter
Friday, 7/12 from 3-4 pm NHPBS
Jupiter's massive gravitational force made it a wrecking ball when it barreled through the early solar system. But it also shaped life on Earth, delivering comets laden with water - and perhaps even the fateful asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. NOVA Streaming Video

NOVA - Saturn
Friday, 7/12 from 4-5 pm NHPBS
NASA's Cassini explores Saturn for 13 years, looping through its icy rings and flying by its moons. The probe captures stunning ring-moon interactions, but when it finds the ingredients for life on the moon Enceladus, a bittersweet decision is made. NOVA Streaming Video

PIONEERS OF TELEVISION - Crime Dramas
Friday, 7/12 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
A look at the classic whodunits The Untouchables and Mannix; innovative dramas like Mission Impossible; and breakthrough series like Angie Dickinson's Police Woman and Stephanie Powers' The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Interviews include Angie Dickinson, Peter Graves, Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Robert Culp, Stephanie Powers, Mike Connors, and Stephen J. Cannell. PIONEERS OF TELEVISION Streaming Video

VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS - 20th Anniversary Special
Friday, 7/12 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Revisit some of the most inspiring, entertaining, and candid Actors on Actors conversations from the past decade. With Viola Davis, Hugh Grant, Octavia Spencer, Zendaya, Martin Short, and more. VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS Streaming Video

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Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
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