This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. Inventor Thomas Edison makes the first sound recording with his phonograph - December 6th, 1877

   Published: 12/6/2021
2. Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies in Vienna - December 5th, 1791

   Published: 12/5/2021
3. The Museum of Modern Art realizes a work by Matisse had been hung upside down - December 4th, 1961

   Published: 12/4/2021
4. Eleven people are trampled at a concert by The Who - December 3rd, 1979

   Published: 12/3/2021
5. Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the U.S. - December 2nd, 1867

   Published: 12/2/2021
6. Antarctica is declared a military-free continent - December 1st, 1959

   Published: 12/1/2021
7. Barbados declares its independence from Great Britain - November 30th, 1966

   Published: 11/30/2021
8. James Jay invents an invisible ink that aids George Washington - November 29th, 1775

   Published: 11/29/2021
9. The first American automobile race is held in Chicago - November 28th, 1895

   Published: 11/28/2021
10. George Custer massacres peaceful Cheyenne near the Washita River - November 27th, 1868

    Published: 11/27/2021
11. FDR establishes the modern Thanksgiving holiday - November 26th, 1941

    Published: 11/26/2021
12. Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" opens in London - November 25th, 1952

    Published: 11/25/2021
13. Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sights modern day Tasmania - November 24th, 1642

    Published: 11/24/2021
14. The world’s first jukebox is installed at a bar in San Francisco - November 23rd, 1889

    Published: 11/23/2021
15. Star Trek breaks a cultural barrier by airing an interracial kiss - November 22nd, 1968

    Published: 11/22/2021
16. Ella Fitzgerald wins Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater - November 21st, 1934

    Published: 11/21/2021
17. Garrett Morgan patents the three-position traffic signal - November 20th, 1923

    Published: 11/20/2021
18. Pop duo Milli Vanilli is stripped of their Grammy Award - November 19th, 1990

    Published: 11/19/2021
19. William Tell allegedly shoots an apple off his son's head - November 18th, 1307

    Published: 11/18/2021
20. TV viewers are outraged when a tense football game is cut off to air Heidi - November 17th, 1968

    Published: 11/17/2021