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Tag: PBS Newshour
Remembrance & Reflection on the Anniversary of 9/11
This year marks the 21st anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. As we reflect on the world-wide cultural and political changes this set in motion, including the nation’s 2021 withdrawal from the longest war in our country’s history in Afghanistan, how do we speak with our children about topics…
Benjamin Franklin & Citizen Science: Sharing Stories of Collective Impact
How does Benjamin Franklin’s scientific legacy connect to today? April is Citizen Science Month, and two days before Earth Day, PBS Books, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, and SciStarter are joining forces for a FREE, interactive event, to discuss what citizen science is, and how people of any age can get involved. Ben Franklin &…
Understanding & Reflecting on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. As we reflect on the world-wide cultural and political changes this set in motion, including the nation’s recent withdrawal from the longest war in our country’s history in Afghanistan, how do we speak with our children about topics…
Oh Canada… It’s Your Birthday!
Joyeuse fête de Canada! On behalf of everyone here at Mountain Lake PBS, we wish all our Canadian friends, donors and viewers a Happy Canada Day. Canada Day is observed July 1st of each year to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Canada. It also commemorates the anniversary of the Constitution Act, marking the…
Return to Their Roots
For decades, Native American children were forcibly removed from their homes and families to attend boarding schools where English was mandatory and their own languages were forbidden. However, 40-years ago, the Akwesasne Mohawk tribe in Northern New York formed The Akwesasne Freedom School where Mohawk children could learn their native language and culture. Jenna Flanagan…
Watch Live: Trump Impeachment Hearing – House Judiciary Committee – Day 1
The House Judiciary Committee is taking up public impeachment hearings, starting on Wednesday. The Wednesday hearing is slated to examine the premise of “high crimes and misdemeanors” through testimony from scholars and experts and is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET.
WATCH LIVE: The Trump Impeachment Hearings
PBS NewsHour will present live anchored coverage of the House of Representatives’ public impeachment hearings as the hearings are scheduled. The programming will be anchored by managing editor and anchor Judy Woodruff and will include contributions from other NewsHour reporters including Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins, White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, and Nick Schifrin, Foreign…
PBS Newshour LIVE: Kavanaugh, Ford Testify About Sexual Assault Allegation
Christine Blasey Ford, the first woman to publicly accuse Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, began her emotional testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing Thursday morning, a hearing focused on the alleged sexual assault Ford says occurred when she and Kavanaugh were both in high school more than 30…