Pigeons - September 1
Flocking to Learning
Sunday, September 1, 2024
Today is Emma M. Nutt Day, Ginger Cat Appreciation Day, Gyro Day, Pink Cadillac Day, and World Letter Writing Day.
- Hispanic Heritage Month Resource of the Day: Hispanic Exploration in America
- Classical Music Month Resource of the Day: Why Don't Classical Musicians Improvise?
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Pigeons
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ON THIS DATE
- 1878 - Emma Nutt begins to work at the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company and becomes the world's first female telephone operator.
- 1914 - Martha, the world's last known passenger pigeon, dies at the Cincinnati Zoo.
- 1939 - Nazi Germany invades Poland, starting World War II.
- 1952 - The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway is published.
- 1972 - American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland, and becomes the world chess champion.
- 1979 - Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Saturn.
- 1982 - The U.S. Air Force Space Command is founded.
- 1983 - Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down in Soviet airspace by a Soviet jet fighter killing 269 individuals including US Congressman Lawrence McDonald of Georgia.
- 1985 - An American-French expedition locates the wreckage of the Titanic.
- 2009 - A law allowing gay marriage goes into effect in Vermont.
- 1875 - Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs
- 1946 - Musician Barry Gibb
- 1957 - Musician Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You - LISTEN- Sesame Street - Hola Gloria! - LISTEN
- Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street -
Bert Dances To Doin' The Pigeon (1:57) - VIEW - Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street: Calling All Pigeons with Bert (3:25) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street -
Elmo Scares the Pigeons with Bert (2:35) - VIEW - Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street: Pigeons and Cookies and Trash (2:14) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Curious George - Pigeon Perch (2:05) - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-3 - Odd Squad - Agent Ohlm's Pigeon Song (2:13) - VIEW
- Grades 3-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild TV - Domesticated Pigeons (3:18) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild TV - City Pigeons (1:27) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Columbiformes - Doves, Pigeons - READ
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Rock Pigeon - READ
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Mourning Dove - READ
- Grade 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Smithsonian Science How - Bird Extinctions: Time Travel through Lava Tubes (29:14) - VIEW
- Grade 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - Pigeon Story: How the Rock Dove Became the Sky Rat (5:50) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Extraordinary Birds: The Pigeon Express (2:34) (Available in Spanish) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Quest - Reawakening Extinct Species - Passenger Pigeon, Woolly Mammoth (26:46) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Kentucky Afield - Passenger Pigeons (26:32) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Chicago Tonight - From Billions to None (8:55) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - Audubon Magazine - Why the Passenger Pigeon Went Extinct - READ
- Grades 6-12 - Smithsonian - The Passenger Pigeon - VIEW and READ
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SHERLOCK ON MASTERPIECE - The Abominable Bride 
Sunday, 9/1 from 9:30-11:30 pm NHPBS
Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the acclaimed modern retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle&# 39;s classic stories. But now our heroes are in 1890s London solving crimes and battling diabolical villains. SHERLOCK ON MASTERPIECE STREAMING VIDEO
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BEAUTY ON THE WING: THE LIFE STORY OF THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY
Monday, 9/1 from 10-11 am NH WORLD
Follow the extraordinary journey of the monarch butterfly as it unfolds along the coasts of New England and in the heart of Mexico's forested volcanic mountains. Every stage of the monarch's life cycle is experienced in vibrant close-ups, from egg to caterpillar to adult. ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Streaming Video
NATURE - American Ocelot
Monday, 9/1 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
Dive deep into South Texas to meet one of the United States' most endangered wild cats: the ocelot. With about 80 known ocelots remaining in the country, the future of the American ocelot population relies on ranchers and scientists working together. NATURE Streaming Video
AMERICAN MASTERS - Blake Edwards: a Love Story in 24 Frames
Monday, 9/1 from 9-10:30 pm NH WORLD
Discover the life and career of director Blake Edwards, one of Hollywood's most iconic figures. Edwards redefined slapstick comedy through a lens that still resonates with today's directors and actors. With a career and body of work spanning over a four-decade career - often in collaboration with his wife, legendary actress, and singer Julie Andrews - the film offers reflections on the times he lived in and tackles issues including sex, gender, and power that remain at the forefront of present-day zeitgeist. AMERICAN MASTERS Streaming Video
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