This Day in History Class

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2001 Episodes

  1. The first annual White House Easter Egg Roll is held - April 22nd, 1878

    Published: 4/22/2024
  2. The Netherlands recognizes the newly formed United States - April 19th, 1782

    Published: 4/19/2024
  3. The Great San Francisco Earthquake - April 18th, 1906

    Published: 4/18/2024
  4. Henri Giraud escapes from Königstein Castle - April 17th, 1942

    Published: 4/17/2024
  5. Two giants pandas arrive in the U.S. from China - April 16th, 1972

    Published: 4/16/2024
  6. The first school for the deaf opens in Hartford, Connecticut - April 15th, 1817

    Published: 4/15/2024
  7. Flashback episode - April 12th

    Published: 4/12/2024
  8. Flashback episode - April 11th

    Published: 4/11/2024
  9. Bananas go on sale for the first time in London - April 10th, 1633

    Published: 4/10/2024
  10. Marian Anderson performs outside the Lincoln Memorial - April 9th, 1939

    Published: 4/9/2024
  11. Clint Eastwood is elected mayor of Carmel, California - April 8th, 1986

    Published: 4/8/2024
  12. Sadao Munemori is killed in action in Italy - April 5th, 1945

    Published: 4/5/2024
  13. American poet Maya Angelou is born - April 4th, 1928

    Published: 4/4/2024
  14. The Unabomber is captured - April 3rd, 1996

    Published: 4/3/2024
  15. Tally’s Electric Theatre opens in Los Angeles - April 2nd, 1902

    Published: 4/2/2024
  16. An Alaskan prankster fakes the eruption of Mount Edgecumbe - April 1st, 1974

    Published: 4/1/2024
  17. Niagara Falls stops flowing - March 29th, 1848

    Published: 3/29/2024
  18. The first seaplane takes off from the waters of Martigues, France - March 28th, 1910

    Published: 3/28/2024
  19. Marlon Brando declines the Academy Award for Best Actor - March 27th, 1973

    Published: 3/27/2024
  20. The first official cremation in England takes place - March 26th, 1885

    Published: 3/26/2024

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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.