This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. Operation Big Switch begins at Panmunjom, Korea - August 5th, 1953

   Published: 8/5/2022
2. The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first issue - August 4th, 1821

   Published: 8/4/2022
3. RadioShack introduces the TRS-80 personal computer - August 3rd, 1977

   Published: 8/3/2022
4. The first U.S. census is conducted - August 2nd, 1790

   Published: 8/2/2022
5. The cable television network MTV is launched - August 1st, 1981

   Published: 8/1/2022
6. English naval forces defeat the Spanish Armada - July 29th, 1588

   Published: 7/29/2022
7. Western Union delivers its first singing telegram - July 28th, 1933

   Published: 7/28/2022
8. Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the animated short film "A Wild Hare" - July 27th, 1940

   Published: 7/27/2022
9. The Erfurt Latrine Disaster - July 26th, 1184

   Published: 7/26/2022
10. Roseanne Barr sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Major League Baseball game - July 25th, 1990

    Published: 7/25/2022
11. Plan 9 from Outer Space is released in theaters - July 22nd, 1959

    Published: 7/22/2022
12. Vostok Research Station measures the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth - July 21st, 1983

    Published: 7/21/2022
13. A town in Massachusetts makes a giant cheese ball for Thomas Jefferson - July 20th, 1801

    Published: 7/20/2022
14. Two supertankers collide in the Caribbean Sea - July 19th, 1979

    Published: 7/19/2022
15. The first Oscar Mayer Wienermobile hits the streets of Chicago - July 18th, 1936

    Published: 7/18/2022
16. A school bus is hijacked in Chowchilla, California - July 15th, 1976

    Published: 7/15/2022
17. Dr. Spock's The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care is published - July 14th, 1946

    Published: 7/14/2022
18. P. T. Barnum’s museum mysteriously burns to the ground - July 13th, 1865

    Published: 7/13/2022
19. “Disco Demolition Night" turns violent at Comiskey Park in Chicago - July 12th, 1979

    Published: 7/12/2022
20. An American surgeon creates controversy after using zippers in place of stitches - July 11th, 1985

    Published: 7/11/2022