Tigers and Ken Burns - July 29

Monday, July 29, 2024

Today is International Tiger Day, Chicken Wing Day, National Lasagna Day, National Lipstick Day, and Rain 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: Tigers and Ken Burns
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ON THIS DATE

• 1921 - Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
• 1958 - President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates NASA.
• 1981 - Britain's Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer are married.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1885 - Stage and silent film actor Theda Bara
• 1905 - Actor Clara Bow 
• 1930 - Dancer and choreographer Paul Taylor
• 1936 - Politician Elizabeth Dole
• 1938 - Journalist Peter Jennings
• 1953 - Documentary film director and producer Ken Burns

SONG OF THE DAY 

• Survivor - Eye of the Tiger - LISTEN
  
• Katy Perry - Roar - LISTEN

NATIONAL PARK MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Channel Islands, California - GO

ICE CREAM MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Green Chile Sundae Recipe - DO

THEME: TIGERS

• Grades PreK-12 - San Diego Zoo - Tiger Cam - VIEW
• Grades PreK-K - NHPBS LearningMedia - Young Explorers - Different Tigers (1:32) - VIEW 
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Cookie Monster Tiger Song (1:17) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Benjamin Bratt and Elmo translate for a Tiger (2:33) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - PBS Kids - Daniel Tigers Neighborhood - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Camp TV - Three Sumatran Tiger Cubs (2:34) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Felidae - Cats, Cheetahs, Lions, Tigers, and Leopards - READ
• Grades 4-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Tigers and Otters (9:53) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Tigers: Clawing Back: A NATURE Short Film (12:34) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - The Truth About Tiger Populations (2:43) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Eons - The Story of Saberteeth (5:26) - VIEW

THEME: KEN BURNS

• Grades 6-12 -  NHPBS LearningMedia - Ken Burns in the Classroom Collection - VIEW, READ, and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Ken Burns Collection - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - The Television Academy - Ken Burns Interview (33:43) - VIEW

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

POV - Against the Tide
Monday, 7/29 from 1-11:30 pm NHPBS
Two Koli fishermen in Bombay are driven to desperation by a dying sea, testing their bond. Immerse in this tale of friendship between Rakesh and Ganesh, fractured by the weight of a changing world and a sea threatened by climate change. POV Streaming Video

NH EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (11/801) More Options

GREAT PERFORMANCES - Anything Goes 
Monday, 7/29 from 1:01-3:30 pm NH EXPLORE
Enjoy this London production of Cole Porter's classic musical led by Tony winner Sutton Foster who reprises her Tony-winning role as Reno Sweeney directed by Kathleen Marshall with favorite songs like "I Get A Kick Out of You" and "You're the Top." GREAT PERFORMANCES Streaming Video

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS - Japanese Breakfast/Arlo Parks
Monday, 7/29 from 3:30-4:30 pm NH EXPLORE
Dreamy American pop act Japanese Breakfast and eclectic U.K. tunesmith Arlo Parks share an hour of heartfelt performances. AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY- London
Monday, 7/29 from 2-3 pm NH WORLD
See how British history and modern upheaval collide in the works of today's London artists. Their art rethinks the past, subverts tradition, and is as layered, diverse, and dynamic as the centuries-old city where these artists live. ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Streaming Video

ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY- Beijing
Monday, 7/29 from 3-4 pm NH WORLD
Witness the maturing of this unique contemporary art hub and meet the artists who call it home. Beijing's recent economic boom makes it fertile ground for art, and artists have responded to its relentless evolution with urgency and ambition. ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Streaming Video

ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY- Borderlands
Monday, 7/29 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
Set in the region between the United States and Mexico - long a site of political conflict, social struggle, and intense creative ferment - four artists respond to one of the most divisive moments in the history of this area. Featuring artists Tanya Aguiniga, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Richard Misrach, and Postcommodity. ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Streaming Video

FREE TO SPEAK - The Speech We Hate
Monday, 7/29 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
The stories of a Kenyan filmmaker whose love story of two women garnered a nationwide ban, a Turkish political artist who was censored for his provocative work in the U.S., a hip-hop historian who recalls the arrest of members of 2 Live Crew for obscenity, and a student who took a lawsuit over banned books in his school all the way to the Supreme Court. FREE TO SPEAK Streaming Video

THE FUTURE OF AMERICA'S PAST- The Revolutions
Monday, 7/29 from 9-9:30 pm NH WORLD
What does "freedom" mean to those outside the halls of power - and what did it mean during the era of the American Revolution? Host Ed Ayers visits sites in Boston and Philadelphia to put that question to curators, museum educators, a playwright, and a tribal preservation officer and discovers that some of the most inspiring stories of the Revolution spring from people who remained on its margins. THE FUTURE OF AMERICA'S PAST Streaming Video

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Director of Communications
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