This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. Dawes Act signed into law / Leo Baekeland announced Bakelite - February 8

   Published: 2/8/2021
2. Negro History Week launched / Bonfire of the Vanities - February 7

   Published: 2/7/2021
3. Treaty of Waitangi signed / Organized immigration of free Black people from U.S. to Africa - February 6

   Published: 2/6/2021
4. New Hermitage Museum opened to public / Tybee Bomb lost - February 5

   Published: 2/5/2021
5. Codex Sinaiticus identified / M62 coach bombing - February 4

   Published: 2/4/2021
6. Deadliest snowstorm in recorded history / Batepá massacre - February 3

   Published: 2/3/2021
7. Alexander Selkirk rescued / James Joyce's 'Ulysses' published - February 2

   Published: 2/2/2021
8. Greensboro sit-ins began / Langston Hughes born - February 1

   Published: 2/1/2021
9. Battle of George Square riots / Renia Spiegel's first diary entry - January 31

   Published: 1/31/2021
10. Final Beatles performance (rooftop) / Revenge of the 47 Ronin - January 30

    Published: 1/30/2021
11. Karl Benz patented the Motorwagen / Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' first published - January 29

    Published: 1/29/2021
12. "Pride and Prejudice" published / Panama City destroyed by fire - January 28

    Published: 1/28/2021
13. Liberation of Auschwitz / Arne Næss born - January 27

    Published: 1/27/2021
14. Cascadia Earthquake of 1700 struck off the Pacific Northwest coast / Rum Rebellion began - January 26

    Published: 1/26/2021
15. Nellie Bly's round-the-world trip ended / First Winter Olympics - January 25

    Published: 1/25/2021
16. Maria Tallchief born / Krueger introduced canned beer - January 24

    Published: 1/24/2021
17. Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female M.D. in the United States / Shaanxi earthquake - January 23

    Published: 1/23/2021
18. Dr. Curtis Welch sent an urgent telegram asking for diphtheria serum / Apple Macintosh "1984" ad - January 22

    Published: 1/22/2021
19. Irish War of Independence began / Sophia Jex-Blake born - January 21

    Published: 1/21/2021
20. Iran Hostage Crisis Ended / Battle of Yungay - January 20

    Published: 1/20/2021