This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. Paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmastime" - November 16th, 1979

   Published: 11/16/2021
2. A member of the Indiana Textbook Commission calls Robin Hood a communist - November 15th, 1953

   Published: 11/15/2021
3. Samuel Pepys records the first description of a blood transfusion - November 14th, 1666

   Published: 11/14/2021
4. Chemical technician Karen Silkwood dies in a mysterious car wreck - November 13th, 1974

   Published: 11/13/2021
5. "Walt Disney's Song of South premieres in Atlanta, Georgia - November 12th, 1946 "

   Published: 11/12/2021
6. Billie Holiday's first hit song, "Riffin' the Scotch", is released - November 11th, 1933

   Published: 11/11/2021
7. Mary Anderson patents the windshield wiper - November 10th, 1903

   Published: 11/10/2021
8. Beer brewer Alfred Heineken is kidnapped and held for ransom - November 9th, 1983

   Published: 11/9/2021
9. HBO is launched as the first pay-TV network - November 8th, 1972

   Published: 11/8/2021
10. Paris makes it illegal for women to wear trousers - November 7th, 1800

    Published: 11/7/2021
11. Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca washes ashore in Texas - November 6th, 1528

    Published: 11/6/2021
12. Parker Brothers launches the Monopoly board game - November 5th, 1935

    Published: 11/5/2021
13. British poet Wilfred Owen is killed in action - November 4th, 1918

    Published: 11/4/2021
14. "SOS is approved as the worldwide distress signal - November 3rd, 1906 "

    Published: 11/3/2021
15. Howard Hughes’s “Spruce Goose” takes its maiden flight - November 2nd, 1947

    Published: 11/2/2021
16. The first issue of Ebony magazine is published - November 1st, 1945

    Published: 11/1/2021
17. Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini dies - October 31st, 1926

    Published: 10/31/2021
18. The "Halloween Storm" racks the Atlantic seaboard - October 30th, 1991

    Published: 10/30/2021
19. The stock market crashes on “Black Tuesday” - October 29th, 1929

    Published: 10/29/2021
20. Heavy snowfall traps the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada Mountains - October 28th, 1846

    Published: 10/28/2021