This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. Joseph Lister performs the first antiseptic surgery - August 12th, 1865

   Published: 8/12/2024
2. Henry David Thoreau's "Walden" is published - August 9th, 1854

   Published: 8/9/2024
3. Brian Hyland’s “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” tops the Billboard Hot 100 - August 8th, 1960

   Published: 8/8/2024
4. Alice Ramsey becomes the first woman to drive across the United States - August 7th, 1909

   Published: 8/7/2024
5. William Kemmler is executed by electric chair - August 6th, 1890

   Published: 8/6/2024
6. Ronald Reagan fires more than 11,000 air traffic controllers - August 5th, 1981

   Published: 8/5/2024
7. Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins her second gold medal in the heptathlon - August 2nd, 1992

   Published: 8/2/2024
8. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir becomes president of Iceland - August 1st, 1980

   Published: 8/1/2024
9. MGM’s Leo the Lion roars for the first time - July 31st, 1928

   Published: 7/31/2024
10. The USS Indianapolis is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine - July 30th, 1945

    Published: 7/30/2024
11. Flashback episode - July 29th

    Published: 7/29/2024
12. Grasshoppers devastate Midwestern crops - July 26th, 1931

    Published: 7/26/2024
13. Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival - July 25th, 1965

    Published: 7/25/2024
14. The first all-star baseball team plays the Addie Joss Benefit Game - July 24th, 1911

    Published: 7/24/2024
15. Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered - July 23rd, 1995

    Published: 7/23/2024
16. The Duke of Wellington defeats “40,000 Frenchmen in 40 minutes” - July 22nd, 1812

    Published: 7/22/2024
17. The Rosetta Stone is found in Egypt - July 19th, 1799

    Published: 7/19/2024
18. Nadia Comăneci scores a perfect 10 at the Olympic Games - July 18th, 1976

    Published: 7/18/2024
19. Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan flies across the Atlantic - July 17th, 1938

    Published: 7/17/2024
20. The world’s first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City - July 16th, 1935

    Published: 7/16/2024