Posted on June 19, 2022
This is an update of my post published on June 19, 2011:
The dawn of the age of the nickelodeon!
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They called it Nickelodeon because they charged a nickel – and because the Greek word for roofed theater was odeion.
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Now you know where the name Nickelodeon came from!
Celebrate by watching something other than a mainstream movie. How about an animated short or a documentary? You might try Blast Off! or Oktopodi, for animated shorts. Volcanoes for Kids and What On Earth is Wrong with Gravity? are some possibilities for documentaries.
Also on this date:
Mathematician Blaise Pascal’s birthday
World Sauntering Day
Garfield the Cat Day
Plan ahead:
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
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June holidays
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June birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in June
And here are my Pinterest boards for:
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July holidays
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July birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in July