Leap Day - February 29

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Today is Digital Learning Day, Leap Year Day, and Superman's Birthday.

Black History Month Resource of the Day: POV - Black History Month Collection

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Flowers
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ON THIS DATE

• 1940 -  Hattie McDaniel becomes the first black actor to win an Academy Award.
• 1980 - Gordy Howe scores his 800 goal.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1736 - Religious leader Ann Lee
• 1792 - Italian composer Gioachino Rossini

SONG OF THE DAY 

• Gioachno Rossini - William Tell Overature - LISTEN
• Van Halen - Jump - LISTEN
• Brian Setzer Orchestra - Jump, Jive and Wail - LISTEN

THEME:  Leap Day

• Grades 2-12 - ReadWriteThink - Leap Day Activities - READ and DO
• Grades 2-5 - NASA Space Place - What is a Leap Year - READ
• Grades 2-5 - Highlights for Children - 29 Fun Ways to Spend Leap Year’s Extra Hours - DO
• Grades 5-8 - NASA - Leap Day Math - DO
• Grades 5-12 - Time Magazine - Who Decided February 29th Is Leap Day? - READ

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE - Oyster River vs. Trinity
Thursday, 2/29 from 7-7:30 pm NHPBS
Oyster River High meets Trinity High in game four in round one of the new season of GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE. GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Streaming Video

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NATURE - Australian Brushfire Rescue
Thursday, 2/29 from 12-1 pm NH EXPLORE
Meet the people rescuing and caring for the animal survivors of Australia's devastating bushfires. Iconic species like koalas, kangaroos, and wombats face a series of hurdles to recover from their trauma. NATURE Streaming Video

NOVA - Reef Rescue
Thursday, 2/29 from 1-2 pm NH EXPLORE
If oceans continue to warm at the current pace, coral reefs could be wiped out by the end of the century. But scientists from around the globe are rushing to help corals adapt to a changing climate through assisted evolution. NOVA Streaming Video

OPERATION MANEATER - Polar Bear
Thursday, 2/29 from 2-3 pm NH EXPLORE
Mark Evans travels to the shores of Canada's Hudson Bay where polar bears are causing havoc in isolated communities. He arrives in the town of Churchill hours after an attack has left two people with serious injuries and a bear dead. OPERATION MANEATER Streaming Video

KINGDOMS OF THE SKY - Andes
Thursday, 2/29 from 3-4 pm NH EXPLORE
Experience the astonishing natural life found in the world's longest mountain range, where pumas hunt guanaco, shape-shifting frogs hide in remote cloud forests and descendants of the Inca build bridges of grass. KINGDOMS OF THE SKY Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 Comcast (956) More Options

FIGHT THE POWER: HOW HIP-HOP CHANGED THE WORLD - Still Fighting
Thursday, 2/29 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
Follow the evolution of Hip Hop as its artists turn into multimillionaires and successful entrepreneurs. As a cultural phenomenon, Hip Hop continues to change history and is adopted as the voice of protest around the world. FIGHT THE POWER: HOW HIP-HOP CHANGED THE WORLD Streaming Video

INDEPENDENT LENS - More Than a Month
Thursday, 2/29 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a 29-year-old African-American filmmaker, is on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. Through this tongue-in-cheek journey, "More Than a Month" investigates what the treatment of history tells us about race and equality in a "post-racial" America. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video

EYES ON THE PRIZE - Power! (1966-1968)
Thursday, 2/29 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
The call for Black Power takes various forms across communities in black America. In Cleveland, Carl Stokes wins election as the first black mayor of a major American city. The Black Panther Party, armed with law books and guns, is born in Oakland. EYES IN THE PRIZE Streaming Video

EYES ON THE PRIZE - The Promised Land
Thursday, 2/29 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
Martin Luther King, Jr. stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fragmenting civil rights movement. Amid political organizing, he detours to support striking sanitation workers in Memphis, where he's assassinated. EYES IN THE PRIZE Streaming Video

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