This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. The Tri-State tornado outbreak wreaks havoc in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana - March 18th, 1925

   Published: 3/18/2022
2. New York City holds its first St. Patrick's Day parade - March 17th, 1762

   Published: 3/17/2022
3. The Clifford's Tower Massacre - March 16th, 1190

   Published: 3/16/2022
4. The escalator is patented by American inventor Jesse Wilford Reno - March 15th, 1892

   Published: 3/15/2022
5. The FBI releases its first “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list - March 14th, 1950

   Published: 3/14/2022
6. The U.S. Air Force accidentally drops a nuclear bomb on a family home in South Carolina - March 11th, 1958

   Published: 3/11/2022
7. A New Mexico college cancels its first graduation ceremony after its only graduate is killed - March 10th, 1893

   Published: 3/10/2022
8. The first Adopt-A-Highway sign is installed - March 9th, 1985

   Published: 3/9/2022
9. Baroness Raymonde de Laroche becomes the world's first licensed female pilot - March 8th, 1910

   Published: 3/8/2022
10. Robert Frost's “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is published - March 7th, 1923

    Published: 3/7/2022
11. Aspirin is patented in Germany - March 6th, 1899

    Published: 3/6/2022
12. Sharpshooter Annie Oakley breaks all existing records for women’s trap shooting - March 5th, 1922

    Published: 3/5/2022
13. John Lennon remarks that The Beatles are "more popular than Jesus" - March 4th, 1966

    Published: 3/4/2022
14. U.S. Congress approves $30,000 to test camels for military use - March 3rd, 1855

    Published: 3/3/2022
15. The Women's Hotel opens in New York City - March 2nd, 1903

    Published: 3/2/2022
16. Charlie Chaplin's corpse is stolen from a cemetery in Switzerland - March 1st, 1978

    Published: 3/1/2022
17. Vaudeville showman B.F. Keith opens his first theater - February 28th, 1883

    Published: 2/28/2022
18. Charlotte E. Ray becomes the first African American woman lawyer - February 27th, 1872

    Published: 2/27/2022
19. A nationwide midnight curfew goes into effect in the United States - February 26th, 1945

    Published: 2/26/2022
20. Australia introduces the nation's first currency, the holey dollar - February 25th, 1814

    Published: 2/25/2022