This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. The U.S. Navy commissions the world's first nuclear-powered submarine - September 30th, 1954

   Published: 9/30/2022
2. Jackie Wilson slips into an irreversible coma - September 29th, 1975

   Published: 9/29/2022
3. Dr. Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin - September 28th, 1928

   Published: 9/28/2022
4. Balloonfest '86 wreaks havoc in Cleveland, Ohio - September 27th, 1986

   Published: 9/27/2022
5. Nixon and Kennedy take part in the first televised presidential debate - September 26th, 1960

   Published: 9/26/2022
6. Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is published - September 23rd, 1923

   Published: 9/23/2022
7. American spy Nathan Hale is executed by British troops - September 22nd, 1776

   Published: 9/22/2022
8. A British barrister buys Stonehenge as a gift for his wife - September 21st, 1915

   Published: 9/21/2022
9. The first wave of Southeast Asian "boat people" arrives in San Francisco - September 20th, 1977

   Published: 9/20/2022
10. Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” hits No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 - September 19th, 1960

    Published: 9/19/2022
11. An explosion on Wall Street kills 38 people - September 16th, 1920

    Published: 9/16/2022
12. Tanks are used in combat for the first time during the Battle of the Somme - September 15th, 1916

    Published: 9/15/2022
13. A Dutch schoolmaster slashes a famous Rembrandt painting with a butter knife - September 14th, 1975

    Published: 9/14/2022
14. "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" premieres on CBS - September 13th, 1969

    Published: 9/13/2022
15. South African activist Steve Biko dies in police custody - September 12th, 1977

    Published: 9/12/2022
16. The world's first computer bug is recorded - September 9th, 1947

    Published: 9/9/2022
17. Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is released in theaters - September 8th, 1960

    Published: 9/8/2022
18. The U.S. nickname "Uncle Sam" is introduced - September 7th, 1813

    Published: 9/7/2022
19. The first self-service grocery store opens in Memphis, Tennessee - September 6th, 1916

    Published: 9/6/2022
20. Russian monarch Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards - September 5th, 1698

    Published: 9/5/2022