This Day in History Class

1959 Episodes

1. The Chicago Tribune mistakenly declares “Dewey Defeats Truman” - November 3rd, 1948

   Published: 11/3/2023
2. The first computer worm is released onto the Internet - November 2nd, 1988

   Published: 11/2/2023
3. Canadian goalie Jacques Plante dons the first hockey mask - November 1st, 1959

   Published: 11/1/2023
4. German farmer Peter Stumpp is executed for being a werewolf - October 31st, 1589

   Published: 10/31/2023
5. "Garfield’s Halloween Adventure" debuts on CBS - October 30th, 1985

   Published: 10/30/2023
6. "Godzilla" premieres in Nagoya, Japan - October 27th, 1954

   Published: 10/27/2023
7. Guided tours of the former prison at Alcatraz begin - October 26th, 1973

   Published: 10/26/2023
8. Japan deploys kamikaze bombers for the first time - October 25th, 1944

   Published: 10/25/2023
9. A Spanish soldier is allegedly teleported from Manila to Mexico - October 24th, 1593

   Published: 10/24/2023
10. Notorious mobster Dutch Schultz is gunned down at the Palace Chop House - October 23rd, 1935

    Published: 10/23/2023
11. Dick Fosbury flops his way to Olympic victory - October 20th, 1968

    Published: 10/20/2023
12. The first Blockbuster video rental store opens - October 19th, 1985

    Published: 10/19/2023
13. The U.S. takes control of Puerto Rico - October 18th, 1898

    Published: 10/18/2023
14. Burma's "Death Railway" is completed - October 17th, 1943

    Published: 10/17/2023
15. The Cardiff Giant is "discovered" - October 16th, 1869

    Published: 10/16/2023
16. James Wallace Black takes the oldest surviving aerial photograph - October 13th, 1860

    Published: 10/13/2023
17. "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" is published - October 12th, 1979

    Published: 10/12/2023
18. Jamaican preacher Paul Bogle leads the Morant Bay Rebellion - October 11th, 1865

    Published: 10/11/2023
19. John Wesley Hyatt patents a new kind of billiard ball - October 10th, 1865

    Published: 10/10/2023
20. Peekskill Meteorite / Che Guevara Executed - October 9th Flashback

    Published: 10/7/2023