National Taco Day, National Vodka Day, World Animal Day, Dick Tracy Day, Kale Day, Ship in a Bottle Day, and Random Acts of Poetry Day.
World Animal Month Animal Cam of the Day: San Diego Zoo Platypus Cam
Dessert Month Dessert of the Day: Chocolate Tacos Filled with Hazelnut-Chocolate Mousse
LGBT History Month Resource of the Day: The LGBTQ Movement and Stonewall Uprising
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Today's Theme: Golf, Sputnik, and Calendars
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THEME: SPUTNIK
THEME: CALENDARS
THEME: POETRY
AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON - Utah: Choose Your Path
Wednesday, 10/4 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
From the nomadic Dine tribes who have been here since time immemorial to the Mormons who made their religious pilgrimage in 1847, the expansive beauty of Utah has been a magnet for centuries. So what draws modern pilgrims? Baratunde journeys west to find out what they're seeking, and how they are shaping the outdoor culture today. AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON Streaming Video
NOVA - Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky
Wednesday, 10/4 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Early Earth was a hellscape of molten lava and barren rock, bombarded by meteors, with no atmosphere at all. How did our familiar blue sky - the thin, life-giving band of gases protecting our planet - come to be? NOVA Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky Preview
EVOLUTION EARTH - Grasslands
Wednesday, 10/4 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Grasslands are one of the planet's most important, yet most overlooked habitats. Follow scientists as they discover animal species with the power to transform and restore our grasslands, turning them into carbon sinks that could slow climate change. EVOLUTION EARTH Streaming Video
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - The Codebreaker
Wednesday, 10/4 from 11 am-12 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped bring down Al Capone and break up a Nazi spy ring in South America. Her work helped lay the foundation for the National Security Agency (NSA). AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - The Code Breaker Streaming Video
HISTORY DETECTIVES - Civil War Bridge, Scottsboro Boys Stamp, Duke Ellington Plates
Wednesday, 10/4 from 1-2 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Will the discovery of a bridge change the maps of the Civil War? How is a black and white "Save the Scottsboro Boys" stamp connected to this landmark civil rights case? Did a man discover printing plates for "Take the A Train," in a dumpster in Harlem? HISTORY DETECTIVES Streaming Video
ICONIC AMERICA: OUR SYMBOLS AND STORIES WITH DAVID RUBENSTEIN - Fenway Park
Wednesday, 10/4 from 2-3 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Baseball is America's pastime and obsession, and no ballpark is more iconic than Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. Learn the story of a city's loyalty to its team and love for its ballpark through thick and thin. ICONIC AMERICA - Fenway Park Streaming Video
NATIVE AMERICA - From Caves to Cosmos
Wednesday, 10/4 from 3-4 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Combine ancient wisdom and modern science to answer a 15,000-year-old question: who were America's First Peoples? The answer hides in Amazonian cave paintings, Mexican burial chambers, New Mexico's Chaco Canyon, and waves off California's coast. NATIVE AMERICA Streaming Video
NATIVE AMERICA - Nature to Nations
Wednesday, 10/4 from 4-5 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Explore the rise of great American nations. Investigate lost cities in Mexico, a temple in Peru, a potlatch ceremony in the Pacific Northwest, and a tapestry of shell beads in upstate New York whose story inspired our own democracy. NATIVE AMERICA Streaming Video
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