This Day in History Class

1959 Episodes

1. President George Washington offers a reward for the capture of Ona Judge - May 23rd, 1796

   Published: 5/23/2023
2. A Southern congressman beats a Northern senator with a cane - May 22nd, 1856

   Published: 5/22/2023
3. The first Jumping Frog Jubilee is held in Calaveras County - May 19th, 1928

   Published: 5/19/2023
4. Grauman's Chinese Theatre opens in Hollywood - May 18th, 1927

   Published: 5/18/2023
5. Peter Mundy records the first description of a merry-go-round - May 17th, 1620

   Published: 5/17/2023
6. The discovery of the Ozone Hole is announced - May 16th, 1985

   Published: 5/16/2023
7. Abe Fortas resigns from the U.S. Supreme Court - May 15th, 1969

   Published: 5/15/2023
8. The NOAA announces that hurricanes will no longer be named solely after women - May 12th, 1978

   Published: 5/12/2023
9. The B.F. Goodrich Company introduces the tubeless tire - May 11th, 1947

   Published: 5/11/2023
10. American children's author Shel Silverstein dies - May 10th, 1999

    Published: 5/10/2023
11. The FDA approves the world's first birth control pill - May 9th, 1960

    Published: 5/9/2023
12. The first glass of Coca-Cola is served - May 8th, 1886

    Published: 5/8/2023
13. Mary Kies becomes the first woman to be granted a U.S. patent - May 5th, 1809

    Published: 5/5/2023
14. The Dixon Bridge Disaster - May 4th, 1873

    Published: 5/4/2023
15. Johnny Carson and Eva Gabor play Twister - May 3rd, 1966

    Published: 5/3/2023
16. The Sakdal Uprising begins in Luzon, Philippines - May 2nd, 1935

    Published: 5/2/2023
17. Iodized salt is sold for the first time - May 1st, 1924

    Published: 5/1/2023
18. The first animated electric sign debuts in Times Square - April 28th, 1937

    Published: 4/28/2023
19. President Eisenhower launches the Lavender Scare - April 27th, 1953

    Published: 4/27/2023
20. American blues singer Ma Rainey is born - April 26th, 1886

    Published: 4/26/2023