This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. Jack the Ripper's Canonical First Murder / Lee Kuan Yew declared de facto independence - August 31

   Published: 8/31/2020
2. Lancelot 'Capability' Brown Baptized / Moravia brought cholera to U.S. - August 30

   Published: 8/30/2020
3. Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Publicly Defended Homosexuality / Wendell Scott born - August 29

   Published: 8/29/2020
4. Emmett Till Murdered / Carrington event - August 28

   Published: 8/28/2020
5. Battle of Ambos Nogales Began / Eruption of Krakatau peaked - August 27

   Published: 8/27/2020
6. Declaration of the Rights of the Man / Mother Teresa born - August 26

   Published: 8/26/2020
7. The Great Moon Hoax Began / Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters first meeting - August 25

   Published: 8/25/2020
8. Vesuvius Destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum / Tuskegee Syphilis Study investigation announced - August 24

   Published: 8/24/2020
9. Sacco and Vanzetti Executed / Norrmalmstorg robbery - August 23

   Published: 8/23/2020
10. First Geneva Convention Signed / Japan-Korea Treaty of 1910 signed - August 22

    Published: 8/22/2020
11. Haitian Revolution Began / Vincenzo Peruggia stole "Mona Lisa" - August 21

    Published: 8/21/2020
12. The White Lion Brought Enslaved Africans to Virginia / Darwin-Wallace paper on natural selection published - August 20

    Published: 8/20/2020
13. Philo Farnsworth Born / Mary Ellen Pleasant born - August 19

    Published: 8/19/2020
14. 19th Amendment Ratified / Pendle witch trials began - August 18

    Published: 8/18/2020
15. Lynching of Leo Frank / Marcus Garvey born - August 17

    Published: 8/17/2020
16. The First Transatlantic Telegraph Message / Dole Air Race - August 16

    Published: 8/16/2020
17. Indian Independence / Wow! signal received - August 15

    Published: 8/15/2020
18. Mainz Psalter Published / "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" released - August 14

    Published: 8/14/2020
19. Opha May Johnson Became The First Woman to Enlist in the Marine Corps / Margaret Tafoya born - August 13

    Published: 8/13/2020
20. Isaac Singer Patented a Sewing Machine / Last quagga died - August 12

    Published: 8/12/2020