This Day in History Class

1959 Episodes

1. Flashback episode - June 20th

   Published: 6/20/2023
2. The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington - June 19th, 1910

   Published: 6/20/2023
3. Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union - June 16th, 1961

   Published: 6/16/2023
4. U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle misspells "potato" - June 15th, 1992

   Published: 6/15/2023
5. Americans take part in the first nationwide civil defense drill - June 14th, 1954

   Published: 6/14/2023
6. King Ludwig II of Bavaria dies under mysterious circumstances - June 13th, 1886

   Published: 6/13/2023
7. Bryan Allen makes the first human-powered flight across the English Channel - June 12th, 1979

   Published: 6/12/2023
8. The first Automat restaurant opens in Philadelphia - June 9th, 1902

   Published: 6/9/2023
9. Pope Leo X's pet elephant dies - June 8th, 1516

   Published: 6/8/2023
10. Elvis Presley's Graceland is opened to the public - June 7th, 1982

    Published: 6/7/2023
11. The Battle of Stoney Creek halts the U.S. invasion of Canada - June 6th, 1813

    Published: 6/6/2023
12. The Green Belt Movement plants its first trees - June 5th, 1977

    Published: 6/5/2023
13. Native Americans are granted U.S. citizenship - June 2nd, 1924

    Published: 6/2/2023
14. Captain John Lawrence coins the Navy motto "Don't give up the ship" - June 1st, 1813

    Published: 6/1/2023
15. The first U.S. copyright law is enacted - May 31st, 1790

    Published: 5/31/2023
16. Flashback episode - May 30th

    Published: 5/30/2023
17. The U.S. government snubs Black Gold Star mothers and widows - May 29th, 1930

    Published: 5/29/2023
18. John Lennon and Yoko One begin their second "bed-in" for peace - May 26th, 1969

    Published: 5/26/2023
19. A Pennsylvania man is buried in his prized Corvette - May 25th, 1994

    Published: 5/25/2023
20. Russian engineers begin drilling the world's deepest hole - May 24th, 1970

    Published: 5/24/2023