This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. Zimmermann Telegram Sent / Iva Toguri D'Aquino pardoned - January 19

   Published: 1/19/2021
2. Gilles Garnier Convicted of Lycanthropy / Jim Thorpe's medals restored - January 18

   Published: 1/18/2021
3. Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawaii Overthrown / First recorded C section in the U.S. - January 17

   Published: 1/17/2021
4. 18th Amendment Ratified / Saint Marcellus's Flood - January 16

   Published: 1/16/2021
5. Boston Molasses Flood / Sofya Kovalevskaya born - January 15

   Published: 1/15/2021
6. George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech / "The Bell Jar" published - January 14

   Published: 1/14/2021
7. Nika Riots / Tompkins Square Park riot - January 13

   Published: 1/13/2021
8. Schoolhouse Blizzard / Zanzibar Revolution - January 12

   Published: 1/12/2021
9. Oral arguments in Hernandez v. Texas / British invade Zululand - January 11

   Published: 1/11/2021
10. Caesar crossed the Rubicon / "Metropolis" released - January 10

    Published: 1/10/2021
11. First modern circus / Discovery of first confirmed exoplanets announced - January 9

    Published: 1/9/2021
12. Karl M. Baer legally recognized as male / German Coast Uprising began - January 8

    Published: 1/8/2021
13. Marian Anderson at the Metropolitan Opera / Khmer Rouge overthrown - January 7

    Published: 1/7/2021
14. Night of the Big Wind / Alfred Wegener presented hypothesis of continental drift - January 6

    Published: 1/6/2021
15. King C. Gillette born / Elizabeth Cotten born - January 5

    Published: 1/5/2021
16. Topsy the Elephant electrocuted / Louis Braille born - January 4

    Published: 1/4/2021
17. Lucretia Mott born / Joseph Jenkins Roberts became first president of Liberia - January 3

    Published: 1/3/2021
18. New Planet Vulcan announced / Duquesne Spy Ring sentenced - January 2

    Published: 1/2/2021
19. Lorenzo de' Medici born / Frankenstein published - January 1

    Published: 1/1/2021
20. Theodosia Burr Alston disappeared / Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan borough president - December 31

    Published: 12/31/2020