On This Day: April 18

Here are some events that took place on April 18th.

1923
The Yankee Stadium officially opened on Wednesday, April 18, 1923. It was the Yankees' first home game, against the Boston Red Sox.

Links
Yankee Stadium (1923)

1955
Albert Einstein died on April 18, 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. He was a German-American physicist that was born on March 14, 1879.

Links
Albert Einstein

1977
Alex Haley was awarded a Pulitzer Prize on April 18, 1977. He is the author of "Roots". My father had a genealogy conference and our family meet him.

Links
Alex Haley: The 1977 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Special Awards and Citations

Mr. Nussbaum

https://mrnussbaum.com

National Geographic: Virtual Tour of Jane Goodall

The National Geographic Museum Releases a Virtual Tour of its Current Exhibition “Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall”
https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2020/04/03/the-national-geographic-museum-releases-a-virtual-tour-of-its-current-exhibition-becoming-jane-the-evolution-of-dr-jane-goodall

Bald Eagle Nest in a Saguaro

https://www.abc15.com/news/state/azgfd-spots-first-documented-bald-eagle-nest-in-a-saguaro

Schulz Museum

At Schulz Museum you will find resources including Peanuts coloring sheets, cartooning instruction, games, and more.

https://schulzmuseum.org/museum-at-home

On the museums Facebook page, it has different comic strips and more.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/schulzmuseum/photos

Titanic

The RMS Titanic sank 108 years ago on April 15, 1912.

Here are some resources to remember what happened on this day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHJ8DwXlFyQ&fbclid=
https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/titanic-museum 
https://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/guides/titanic
http://test.nmni.com/On-Board/Activities-on-board.html
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/titanic-resources-7528196
https://www.teachingwithamountainview.com/2015/03/titanic-lessons-experiments-activities.html
http://www.theteachersguide.com/Titanic.html
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/SearchResults.aspx?SearchText=titanic

https://titanicpigeonforge.com/education.../other-resources
This includes two downloads. One is for the T is for Titanic Teacher’s Guide and the other is The Sinking of the RMS Titanic powerpoint presentation. There is a list of books on the Titanic on this page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlXYqoRRFts&fbc=
Kids might enjoy this video on the Titanic.

World Virtual Tours

Here is a list of virtual tours located throughout the world. This post will be updated as I locate more sites. Enjoy!

The World
http://3dmekanlar.com/sites.html

Egypt
Pharaoh Ramesses VI
https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=NeiMEZa9d93&mls=1

Pyramids
http://3dmekanlar.com/en/the-pyramids.html

France
Paris
https://www.parisvirtualtour.com

France
https://www.virtourist.com/europe/france/index.html

Eiffel Tower
https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument
https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/explore
http://www.3dmekanlar.com/en/eiffel-tower.html

Lascaux Cave
https://archeologie.culture.fr/lascaux/en/visit-cave

https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne

Italy
https://www.italyguides.it/en

Musei Vaticani
http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html

Pompeii
https://www.italyguides.it/en/campania/pompeii

This video is in Italian. If you don't speak Italian, you can view the images in the video.
I have included a quietube link for those that don't want distraction. quietube might not work in some browsers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=90&v=8vlqgICPGXA
http://quietube7.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=90&v=8vlqgICPGXA

United Kingdom (UK)
Buckingham Palace
https://www.royal.uk/virtual-tours-buckingham-palace

Windsor Castle
https://www.royal.uk/virtual-tours-windsor-castle

United States
On this blog.

Virtual Tours: Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park is located in the United States in the states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. To learn about Yellowstone National Park, take a virtual tours of different parts of this national park. This also includes information on each area. Enjoy!

https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm

Virtual Tours: Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is located in England. Take a virtual tour of this palace and learn more about this famous palace.

https://www.royal.uk/virtual-tours-buckingham-palace

Wupatki National Park

https://www.nps.gov/wupa/index.htm

The Wupatki National Park is located in Flagstaff, Arizona. This site has virtual activities right now. This also includes interactive tours during this time. 

Adam Smith Works

https://www.adamsmithworks.org/

This sites includes educational resources. One includes the Pin Factory interactive.

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

Happy National Find a Rainbow Day!!!!

Here are some activities you can do with your children, students, nieces, nephews, etc. sometime with what is going on in the world right now with the Coronavirus.

History
Read more about National Find a Rainbow Day at the below link.
https://nationaltoday.com/national-find-a-rainbow-day/

Planting a Rainbow of Flowers Art Activity
https://teachpreschool.org/2012/03/12/painting-a-rainbow-of-flowers-lois-ehlert-style/

Read Aloud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sti3PXBeVag

If you do not want any distractions from YouTube, go to the below link.
http://quietube7.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sti3PXBeVag