This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. Cardinal Richelieu of France invents the table knife - May 13th, 1637

   Published: 5/13/2022
2. Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill, Jr. is released to theaters - May 12th, 1928

   Published: 5/12/2022
3. An exhumed corpse provides new evidence against the "Queen of Poisoners" serial killer - May 11, 1949

   Published: 5/11/2022
4. Nazis stage massive public book burnings in Germany - May 10th, 1933

   Published: 5/10/2022
5. President Woodrow Wilson proclaims the first official Mother’s Day holiday - May 9th, 1914

   Published: 5/9/2022
6. Yūichirō Miura becomes the first person to ski down Mt. Everest - May 6th, 1970

   Published: 5/6/2022
7. Chanel No. 5 perfume is introduced in Paris - May 5th, 1921

   Published: 5/5/2022
8. UK politicians coin the phrase "May the fourth be with you" to celebrate Margaret Thatcher's election - May 4th, 1979

   Published: 5/4/2022
9. Gary Thuerk sends the first "spam" email - May 3rd, 1978

   Published: 5/3/2022
10. The first modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster is reported - May 2nd, 1933

    Published: 5/2/2022
11. Aretha Franklin releases her rendition of Otis Redding's "Respect" - April 29th, 1967

    Published: 4/29/2022
12. Firefighters use explosives to put out the Devil's Cigarette Lighter well fire - April 28th, 1962

    Published: 4/28/2022
13. John Milton sells the copyright to Paradise Lost for £10 - April 27th, 1667

    Published: 4/27/2022
14. Sybil Ludington rides 40 miles to warn of advancing British soldiers - April 26th, 1778

    Published: 4/26/2022
15. A Soviet leader invites an American schoolgirl to the Soviet Union to soothe her fears about nuclear war - April 25th, 1983

    Published: 4/25/2022
16. The New York World's Fair opens - April 22nd, 1964

    Published: 4/22/2022
17. Rosie Ruiz fakes winning the Boston Marathon - April 21st, 1980

    Published: 4/21/2022
18. Edgar Allan Poe's "Murders in Rue Morgue" is published - April 20th, 1841

    Published: 4/20/2022
19. Actress Mae West is sentenced to 10 days in prison for “corrupting the morals of youth” - April 19th, 1927

    Published: 4/19/2022
20. The world's first fighter pilot is forced to land behind enemy lines - April 18th, 1915

    Published: 4/18/2022