This Day in History Class

1959 Episodes

1. Zitkála-Šá born / Edward Payson Weston walks from Boston to Washington DC on a bet - February 22nd Flashback

   Published: 2/22/2024
2. Nintendo releases "The Legend of Zelda" in Japan - February 21st, 1986

   Published: 2/21/2024
3. Americans hold a Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden - February 20th, 1939

   Published: 2/20/2024
4. The Georgia Literature Commission is established. - February 19th, 1953

   Published: 2/19/2024
5. The first fruit tree patent is issued - February 16th, 1932

   Published: 2/16/2024
6. The Rosie the Riveter “We Can Do It!” poster is introduced - February 15th, 1943

   Published: 2/15/2024
7. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gives a televised tour of the White House - February 14th, 1962

   Published: 2/14/2024
8. The first all-Black professional basketball team is organized - February 13th, 1923

   Published: 2/13/2024
9. Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is stolen - February 12th, 1994

   Published: 2/12/2024
10. Volleyball is invented - February 9th, 1895

    Published: 2/9/2024
11. Three Black students are killed in the Orangeburg Massacre - February 8th, 1968

    Published: 2/8/2024
12. Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” hits No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 - February 7th, 1976

    Published: 2/7/2024
13. Hundreds of swimmers are washed out to sea on Bondi Beach - February 6th, 1938

    Published: 2/6/2024
14. The United States launches "Operation Cornflakes" - February 5th, 1945

    Published: 2/5/2024
15. Introducing: Very Special Episodes

    Published: 2/2/2024
16. Grand Central Terminal opens in New York City - February 2nd, 1913

    Published: 2/2/2024
17. The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published - February 1st, 1884

    Published: 2/1/2024
18. Private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion - January 31st, 1945

    Published: 1/31/2024
19. The Altar of Augustan Peace is dedicated in Rome - January 30th, 9 BC

    Published: 1/30/2024
20. The Seeing Eye dog guide training school opens in Nashville - January 29th, 1929

    Published: 1/29/2024