This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. The musical Cats debuts on Broadway - October 7th, 1982

   Published: 10/7/2021
2. President Kennedy advises Americans to build fallout shelters - October 6th, 1961

   Published: 10/6/2021
3. Monty Python's Flying Circus begins airing on BBC TV - October 5th, 1969

   Published: 10/5/2021
4. The Brooklyn Dodgers win their first (and only) World Series - October 4th, 1955

   Published: 10/4/2021
5. Sinéad O’Connor rips up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live - October 3rd, 1992

   Published: 10/3/2021
6. A snail-powered telegraph is demonstrated in France - October 2nd, 1851

   Published: 10/2/2021
7. Little Golden Books begins publishing - October 1st, 1942

   Published: 10/1/2021
8. Joseph Marion Hernández becomes the first Hispanic person elected to Congress - September 30th, 1822

   Published: 9/30/2021
9. Cyanide-laced Tylenol kills multiple people - September 29th, 1982

   Published: 9/29/2021
10. Riots break out in Montreal to protest against compulsory smallpox vaccination - September 28th, 1885

    Published: 9/28/2021
11. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring is published - September 27th, 1962

    Published: 9/27/2021
12. A beloved dolphin becomes the first individual sea creature protected by law - September 26th, 1904

    Published: 9/26/2021
13. The first museum survey of American pop art debuts - September 25th, 1962

    Published: 9/25/2021
14. The prophet Muhammad completes his Hegira - September 24th, 622

    Published: 9/24/2021
15. FDR defends his dog in a speech- September 23rd, 1944

    Published: 9/23/2021
16. The first Farm Aid concert is held in Champaign, Illinois - September 22nd, 1985

    Published: 9/22/2021
17. J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published in London - September 21st, 1937

    Published: 9/21/2021
18. Ferdinand Magellan sets sail on the first successful journey to circumnavigate the globe - September 20th, 1519

    Published: 9/20/2021
19. New Zealand becomes the first country to grant all women the right to vote - September 19th, 1893

    Published: 9/19/2021
20. Scott Joplin granted copyright for his "Maple Leaf Rag" - September 18th, 1899

    Published: 9/18/2021