The Pilgrims - September 6

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Sunday, September 6, 2025

Today is Fight Procrastination Day, Coffee Ice Cream Day, Hummingbird Day, Clean Out Garage Day, Vulture Awareness Day, Beard Day, Read a Book Day, Barbie Doll Day, Food Bank Day, and Lazy Moms Day.

Daily Hispanic Heritage Month Resource of the Day: Salsa: Spanish for Children
Classical Music Month Resource of the Day: Isabella Leonarda - Magnificat

AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE

1781 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: The Pilgrims

ON THIS DATE

1620 - The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower.
1628 - The Puritans settle in Salem.
1901 - President William B. McKinley is shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y.
1916 - Piggly Wiggly, the first self-service grocery store was opened in Memphis, Tennessee.
1972 - The Palestinian terrorist group Black September take nine Israeli athletes hostage at the Munich Olympic Games.
1995 - Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a 56-year-old record.
1997 - The funeral of Princess Diana takes place in London.

BIRTHDAYS

1757 - Revolutionary War military officer Lafayette
1766 - English scientist John Dalton
1620 - Italian composer Isabella Leonarda
1800 - Educator and activist Catharine Beecher
1863 - Illustrator Jessie Willcox Smith
1880 - Social worker and reformer Jane Addams
1925 - Singer-songwriter and guitarist Jimmy Reed
1940 - Artist Elizabeth Murray
1962 - Politician Chris Christie
1971 - Irish singer-songwriter Dolores O'Riordan
1972 - English actor Idris Elba

SONGS OF THE DAY

Isabella Leonarda - Sonata 10 - LISTEN
Jimmy Reed - Baby What You Want Me To - LISTEN
The Cranberries - Zombie - LISTEN
Earth, Wind & Fire - September - LISTEN

THEME: THE PILGRIMS

Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The First Official Thanksgiving Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - The Pilgrims Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 3-12 - Plimoth Plantation - Who Were the Pilgrims? - READ
Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - Trying a Thanksgiving Feast Made From Bugs (14:55) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour-Thanksgiving Through the Lens of Native Americans Today - DO
Grades 6-12 - American Experience - The Pilgrims (1:52:09) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - A History of Thanksgiving - VIEW, READ, DO

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