This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. Halloween Is Grinch Night premieres on ABC - October 28th, 1977

   Published: 10/28/2022
2. "Monster Mash" begins its second week as the No. 1 song in America - October 27th, 1962

   Published: 10/27/2022
3. The Royal Charter Storm sinks 133 ships in the Irish Sea - October 26th, 1859

   Published: 10/26/2022
4. Horror movie icon Vincent Price passes away from lung cancer - October 25th, 1993

   Published: 10/25/2022
5. Heavy fog causes a series of deadly crashes on the New Jersey Turnpike - October 24th, 1973

   Published: 10/24/2022
6. Apple unveils the PowerBook laptop - October 21st, 1991

   Published: 10/21/2022
7. Queen Elizabeth II opens the Sydney Opera House - October 20th, 1973

   Published: 10/20/2022
8. An Oregon county pays its share of a Boston Tea Party debt - October 19th, 1961

   Published: 10/19/2022
9. The British Privy Council rules that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law - October 18th, 1929

   Published: 10/18/2022
10. U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant suspends habeas corpus to combat the Ku Klux Klan - October 17th, 1871

    Published: 10/17/2022
11. Arthur Conan Doyle publishes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - October 14th, 1892

    Published: 10/14/2022
12. The first American cell phone network launches in Chicago - October 13th, 1983

    Published: 10/13/2022
13. Actor Jon-Erik Hexum accidentally shoots himself with a prop gun - October 12th, 1984

    Published: 10/12/2022
14. Hundreds of thousands march on the U.S. capital in support of gay rights - October 11th, 1987

    Published: 10/11/2022
15. The historic London Bridge is reopened in Arizona - October 10th, 1971

    Published: 10/10/2022
16. Russian despot Vladimir Putin is born - October 7th, 1952

    Published: 10/7/2022
17. The Moulin Rouge cabaret opens in Paris - October 6th, 1889

    Published: 10/6/2022
18. Narcotics Anonymous holds its first recovery meeting - October 5th, 1953

    Published: 10/5/2022
19. Televangelist Jim Bakker is indicted on federal charges - October 4th, 1988

    Published: 10/4/2022
20. America’s first Black-owned radio station goes on the air - October 3rd, 1949

    Published: 10/3/2022