This Day in History Class

1959 Episodes

1. The Cheapside Street Whisky Fire - March 28th, 1960

   Published: 3/28/2023
2. The first cherry blossom trees in Washington, D.C. are planted - March 27th, 1912

   Published: 3/27/2023
3. Flashback episode: Civil rights leader Dorothy Height is born - March 24th, 1912 / Exxon Valdez oil spill - March 24, 1989

   Published: 3/24/2023
4. Elisha Otis installs the first commercial elevator - March 23rd, 1857

   Published: 3/23/2023
5. Hugo Grotius escapes prison by hiding in a book chest - March 22nd, 1621

   Published: 3/22/2023
6. The U.S. Air Force ejects a black bear from a bomber plane - March 21st, 1962

   Published: 3/21/2023
7. A planetary alignment allegedly creates the Black Death - March 20th, 1345

   Published: 3/20/2023
8. Production begins on Walt Disney's Darby O'Gill and the Little People - March 17th, 1958

   Published: 3/17/2023
9. Mississippi ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment - March 16th, 1995

   Published: 3/16/2023
10. The first internet domain name is registered - March 15th, 1985

    Published: 3/15/2023
11. Lucy Hobbs Taylor is born - March 14th, 1833

    Published: 3/14/2023
12. Sir William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus - March 13th, 1781

    Published: 3/13/2023
13. The first Book of the Month Club selection is published - March 10th, 1926

    Published: 3/10/2023
14. The Parthenon is consecrated in Athens - March 9th, 432 BC

    Published: 3/9/2023
15. The Lonely Hearts Killers are executed - March 8th, 1951

    Published: 3/8/2023
16. The Writers Guild of America goes on strike - March 7th, 1988

    Published: 3/7/2023
17. The Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster - March 6th, 1987

    Published: 3/6/2023
18. Anne Sullivan begins teaching Helen Keller - March 3rd, 1887

    Published: 3/3/2023
19. Pennsylvania ends its ban on theatrical performances - March 2nd, 1789

    Published: 3/2/2023
20. John Winthrop records the earliest known UFO sighting in America - March 1st, 1639

    Published: 3/1/2023