This Day in History Class

1959 Episodes

1. The Skylab space station crashes over Australia - July 11th, 1979

   Published: 7/11/2024
2. Nils Bohlin patents the three-point seatbelt - July 10th, 1962

   Published: 7/10/2024
3. A statue of King George III is pulled down in New York City - July 9th, 1776

   Published: 7/9/2024
4. Ed Berners allegedly invents the ice cream sundae - July 8th, 1881

   Published: 7/8/2024
5. Flashback episode - July 5th

   Published: 7/5/2024
6. Flashback episode - July 4th

   Published: 7/4/2024
7. The Great Auk goes extinct - July 3rd, 1844

   Published: 7/3/2024
8. "Lawnchair Larry" takes flight in a homemade airship - July 2nd, 1982

   Published: 7/2/2024
9. The first Sony Walkman goes on sale - July 1st, 1979

   Published: 7/1/2024
10. Flashback episode - June 28th

    Published: 6/28/2024
11. The FBI foils Operation Pastorius - June 27th, 1942

    Published: 6/27/2024
12. Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" is published - June 26th, 1948

    Published: 6/26/2024
13. Rose O’Neill is born - June 25th, 1874

    Published: 6/25/2024
14. Mark Twain patents a self-pasting scrapbook - June 24th, 1873

    Published: 6/24/2024
15. Columbia Records introduces long-playing discs - June 21st, 1948

    Published: 6/21/2024
16. "The Huckleberry Hound Show" wins an Emmy - June 20th, 1960

    Published: 6/20/2024
17. Eratosthenes calculates the Earth's circumference using a stick - June 19th, 240 BC

    Published: 6/19/2024
18. Susan B. Anthony is put on trial for voting - June 18th, 1873

    Published: 6/18/2024
19. Louis IX burns every copy of the Talmud in France - June 17th, 1242

    Published: 6/17/2024
20. The Continental Congress approves the first national flag of the United States - June 14th, 1777

    Published: 6/14/2024