This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown airs for the first time - October 27th, 1966

   Published: 10/27/2021
2. Deadly Smog appears in Donora, Pennsylvania - October 26th, 1948

   Published: 10/26/2021
3. John Carpenter's Halloween premieres in Kansas City, Missouri - October 25th, 1978

   Published: 10/25/2021
4. An elderly teacher takes the first barrel ride down Niagara Falls - October 24th, 1901

   Published: 10/24/2021
5. Musician "Weird Al" Yankovic is born - October 23rd, 1959

   Published: 10/23/2021
6. The first modern parachute jump is made above Paris - October 22nd, 1797

   Published: 10/22/2021
7. The Tragedy of Aberfan - October 21st, 1966

   Published: 10/21/2021
8. The first automated post office in the U.S. opens in Providence, Rhode Island - October 20th, 1960

   Published: 10/20/2021
9. "Pomp and Circumstance" is performed for the first time - October 19th, 1901

   Published: 10/19/2021
10. African American poet Phillis Wheatley is freed from slavery - October 18th, 1773

    Published: 10/18/2021
11. A shoemaker tricks German soldiers into helping him rob a mayor - October 17th, 1906

    Published: 10/17/2021
12. The Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio is founded - October 16th, 1923

    Published: 10/16/2021
13. An 11-year-old girl implores Abraham Lincoln to grow a beard - October 15th, 1860

    Published: 10/15/2021
14. The Amityville murders trial begins - October 14th, 1975

    Published: 10/14/2021
15. Paddington Bear arrives in London - October 13th, 1958

    Published: 10/13/2021
16. The nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice" is published - October 12th, 1609

    Published: 10/12/2021
17. Saturday Night Live premieres - October 11th, 1975

    Published: 10/11/2021
18. The U.S. Naval Academy admits its first students - October 10th, 1845

    Published: 10/10/2021
19. A meteorite crashes into a parked car in Peekskill, New York - October 9th, 1992

    Published: 10/9/2021
20. The first women's prison run by women opens in Indiana - October 8th, 1873

    Published: 10/8/2021