This Day in History Class

1959 Episodes

1. An atomic bomb blast is shown for the first time on television - February 1st, 1951

   Published: 2/1/2023
2. McDonald's opens its first restaurant in the Soviet Union - January 31st, 1990

   Published: 1/31/2023
3. The U.S. Congress buys Thomas Jefferson’s book collection - January 30th, 1815

   Published: 1/30/2023
4. Germany observes its first Holocaust Remembrance Day - January 27th, 1996

   Published: 1/27/2023
5. Benjamin Franklin laments the choice of the bald eagle as a national symbol - January 26th, 1784

   Published: 1/26/2023
6. Two traditional wedding songs are played together for the first time - January 25th, 1858

   Published: 1/25/2023
7. Christian K. Nelson patents the Eskimo Pie - January 24th, 1922

   Published: 1/24/2023
8. A West Virginia newlywed is found dead under mysterious circumstances - January 23rd, 1897

   Published: 1/23/2023
9. King Charles I is brought to trial in Westminster Hall - January 20th, 1649

   Published: 1/20/2023
10. American country music singer Dolly Parton is born - January 19th, 1946

    Published: 1/19/2023
11. British lexicographer Peter Mark Roget is born - January 18th, 1779

    Published: 1/18/2023
12. Ireland grants the first divorce in the nation's history - January 17th, 1997

    Published: 1/17/2023
13. The Bottle Conjuror causes a riot at London’s Haymarket Theatre - January 16th, 1749

    Published: 1/16/2023
14. Henry Ford patents a soybean car - January 13th, 1942

    Published: 1/13/2023
15. Human cloning is banned in 19 European countries - January 12th, 1998

    Published: 1/12/2023
16. Milk is delivered in glass bottles for the first time - January 11th, 1878

    Published: 1/11/2023
17. Bacteriologist Waldemar Haffkine tests a bubonic plague vaccine on himself - January 10th, 1897

    Published: 1/10/2023
18. Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger imposes the first income tax on British citizens - January 9th, 1799

    Published: 1/9/2023
19. Daylight saving time begins several months early in the U.S. to help conserve energy - January 6th, 1974

    Published: 1/6/2023
20. French poet François Villon is banished from Paris - January 5th, 1463

    Published: 1/5/2023