Lobsters and Sandra Day O'Connor- September 25

Monday, September 25, 2023

Today is National Lobster Day, Daughter’s Day, Math Story Telling Day, One-Hit Wonder Day, Quesadilla Day, and Food Service Workers Day.

• Hispanic/Latino Resource of the Day: Latino Americanos
• Classical Music Resource of the Day?: 2015 Seattle Rock Orchestra Summer Intensive

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  LOBSTERS AND SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR
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ON THIS DATE

• 1237 - The signing of the Treaty of York establishes the border between England and Scotland.
• 1775 - Ethan Allen is captured by the British after an attack on Montreal.
• 1789 - The U.S. Congress passes 12 amendments to the Constitution and sends them to the states for ratification. The 10 that were ratified by the states became the Bill of Rights.
• 1957 - With the support of federal troops, nine Black students are admitted to Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
• 1974 - Dr. Frank Jobe performs the first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery, more commonly known as Tommy John surgery, on - wait for it - pitcher Tommy John.
• 1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in as the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1897 - Author William Faulkner
• 1903 - Artist Mark Rothko
• 1906 - Russian composer Dmitry Shostakovich
• 1929 - Journalist Barbara Walters
• 1930 - Poet and illustrator Shel Silverstein
• 1944 - Actor Michael Douglas
• 1968 - Actor and rapper Will Smith (Sesame Street Fresh Prince Parody)
• 1969  - Actor Catherine Zeta-Jones
• 1983 - Actor, writer, and singer Donald Glover

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• B-52s - Rock Lobster - LISTEN

THEME: LOBSTERS

• Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - How to Activate Your Lobster Creature Powers (8:08) - VIEW
• Grades K-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Swimming with the Lobster (2:06) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior -The Secret Life of Lobsters (7:20) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Northern Lobster - READ
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - It's Okay to Be Smart - You Are an Upside-Down Lobster (4:01) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia -The Shape of Life - Marine Arthropod Animation: Body Plan (1:30) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video  - Conversations with the Lobster Lady (29:55) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - How Rising Water Temperatures Could End Maine's Lobster Boom (8:34) - VIEW

THEME: SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR

• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Sandra Day O'Connor Explores Supreme Court History (8:26) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Constitution USA with Peter Sagal - Framework with Sandra Day O'Connor (2:39) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - To the Contrary - Cokie Roberts Interviews Sandra Day O'Connor (8:42) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Not Done: Women Make America - Sandra Day O'Connor (4:31) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - How Politics and Personality Propelled the First Female Justice to the Supreme Court -VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Sandra Day O'Connor: The First (1:51:41) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Sandra Day O'Connor: The First: Chapter One  (9:24) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Dialogue - Sandra Day O'Connor (28:47) - VIEW

Watch 

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P.O.V. - Uyra: The Rising Forest
Monday, 9/25 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
While traveling through the Amazon, Uyra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth to promote the significance of identity and place, threatened by Brazil's oppressive political regime. Through dance, poetry, and stunning characterization, Uyra boldly confronts historical racism, transphobia, and environmental destruction, while emphasizing the interdependence of humans and the environment. P.O.V. Streaming Video

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AMERICAN MASTERS - Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It
Monday, 9/25 from 12-2 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Discover how Moreno defied her humble upbringing and racism to become one of a select group of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award winners. Explore her 70-year career with new interviews, clips of her iconic roles, and scenes of the star on set today. AMERICAN MASTERS Rita Moreno Streaming Video

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS - Olivia Rodrigo/Phoebe Bridgers
Monday, 9/25 from 3:30-4:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Enjoy fresh perspectives in song from Olivia Rodrigo and Phoebe Bridgers. The chart-topping Rodrigo performs tunes from her bestselling debut Sour, while Bridgers sings songs from her critically acclaimed LP Punisher. AUSTIN CITY LIMITS - Olivia Rodrigo/Phoebe Bridgers Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
crussell@nhpbs.org
(603) 868-4339