This Day in History Class

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1959 Episodes

  1. Delano Grape Strike / Michelangelo's David Unveiled - September 8th Flashback

    Published: 9/8/2023
  2. Pirate Raid on the Ganj-i-Sawai / Death of the Last Thylacine - September 7th Flashback

    Published: 9/7/2023
  3. King Charles II Hides in Oak Tree / Buddy Bolden Born - September 6th Flashback

    Published: 9/6/2023
  4. 'Hippie' Used in Print / "The Muppet Show" Premiere - September 5th Flashback

    Published: 9/5/2023
  5. Peekskill Riots / First Roll-Film Camera - September 4th Flashback

    Published: 9/4/2023
  6. S-5 Submarine Catastrophe / Libyan Coup D'état - September 1st Flashback

    Published: 9/1/2023
  7. Jack the Ripper's First Murder / Singapore Independence - August 31st Flashback

    Published: 8/31/2023
  8. Lancelot 'Capability' Brown Baptized / Moravia Brings Cholera to U.S. - August 30th Flashback

    Published: 8/30/2023
  9. Wendell Scott Born / The Last of the Yahi People - August 29th Flashback

    Published: 8/29/2023
  10. Emmett Till Murdered / Carrington Event - August 28th Flashback

    Published: 8/28/2023
  11. The Great Moon Hoax Began / First Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Meeting - August 25th Flashback

    Published: 8/25/2023
  12. Microsoft releases the Windows 95 operating system - August 24th, 1995

    Published: 8/24/2023
  13. Scottish patriot William Wallace is executed in London - August 23rd, 1305

    Published: 8/23/2023
  14. Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to publicly ride in a car - August 22nd, 1902

    Published: 8/22/2023
  15. Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory dies - August 21st, 1614

    Published: 8/21/2023
  16. Helium is discovered during a solar eclipse - August 18th, 1868

    Published: 8/18/2023
  17. Nicolas Fouquet throws the most famous party in French history - August 17th, 1653

    Published: 8/17/2023
  18. President Tyler is burned in effigy outside the White House - August 16th, 1841

    Published: 8/16/2023
  19. Thomas Edison suggests using the word "hello" as a telephone greeting - August 15th, 1877

    Published: 8/15/2023
  20. The Wiffle ball is invented - August 14th, 1953

    Published: 8/14/2023

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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.