This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. A Whale Sank the Essex / Zumbi executed - November 20

   Published: 11/20/2020
2. Indira Gandhi Born / Pelé scored 1000th goal - November 19

   Published: 11/19/2020
3. "Steamboat Willie" Released / Standard Railway Time launched in U.S. and Canada - November 18

   Published: 11/18/2020
4. H.H. Holmes Arrested / Molly Spotted Elk born - November 17

   Published: 11/17/2020
5. Battle of Cajamarca / LSD first synthesized - November 16

   Published: 11/16/2020
6. Sherman's March to the Sea / Pedro II deposed - November 15

   Published: 11/15/2020
7. BBC Began Daily Radio Broadcasting / Policarpa Salavarrieta executed - November 14

   Published: 11/14/2020
8. Bloody Sunday in London / Eva Zeisel born - November 13

   Published: 11/13/2020
9. Baha'u'llah born / Bhola cyclone made landfall in East Pakistan - November 12

   Published: 11/12/2020
10. World War I Armistice / Abul Kalam Azad born - November 11

    Published: 11/11/2020
11. The Wilmington Coup / British retaliate in Battle of Surabaya - November 10

    Published: 11/10/2020
12. Kristallnacht / Great Northeast Blackout - November 9

    Published: 11/9/2020
13. Wilhelm Roentgen Observed X-Rays / New Orleans General Strike began - November 8

    Published: 11/8/2020
14. Bolshevik Revolution / First set of Palmer Raids began - November 7

    Published: 11/7/2020
15. U.N. Condemned Apartheid / Weapons-grade plutonium first created - November 6

    Published: 11/6/2020
16. Shirley Chisholm Elected to Congress / Ida Tarbell born - November 5

    Published: 11/5/2020
17. St. Clair's Defeat / First nationally televised presidential debate in the U.S. - November 4

    Published: 11/4/2020
18. John Willis Menard Elected to Congress / Olympe de Gouges executed - November 3

    Published: 11/3/2020
19. Marie Antoinette born / BBC began regular, public, high-definition TV service - November 2

    Published: 11/2/2020
20. Sistine Chapel Ceiling Opened to the Public / Carlisle Indian School opened - November 1

    Published: 11/1/2020