This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. Selman Waksman Born / Emma Lazarus born - July 22

   Published: 7/22/2020
2. John Scopes Found Guilty / Crete earthquake - July 21

   Published: 7/21/2020
3. First Special Olympics / Apollo 11 landed on the moon - July 20

   Published: 7/20/2020
4. Seneca Falls Convention / Red Summer riots in Washington, D.C. - July 19

   Published: 7/19/2020
5. Great Fire of Rome / Football War cease-fire - July 18

   Published: 7/18/2020
6. Romanov Family Executed / Mary Leakey discovered Paranthropus boisei skull - July 17

   Published: 7/17/2020
7. Ida B. Wells-Barnett Born / Elizabeth Jennings removed from streetcar in New York - July 16

   Published: 7/16/2020
8. Spanish Inquisition Disbanded / Maggie L. Walker born - July 15

   Published: 7/15/2020
9. Gertrude Bell Born / Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring passed - July 14

   Published: 7/14/2020
10. New York Draft Riots Began / First FIFA World Cup - July 13

    Published: 7/13/2020
11. Bisbee Deportation / William Walker usurped Nicaraguan presidency - July 12

    Published: 7/12/2020
12. Zheng He's First Voyage / Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition began - July 11

    Published: 7/11/2020
13. Nikola Tesla Born / Nicolás Guillén born - July 10

    Published: 7/10/2020
14. Constitutionalist Revolution / Great Train Wreck of 1918 - July 9

    Published: 7/9/2020
15. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Published / Roswell Incident press release issued - July 8

    Published: 7/8/2020
16. Joan of Arc Posthumously Acquitted / First wrapped, automatically sliced loaves of bread sold - July 7

    Published: 7/7/2020
17. Richard the Lionheart Inherited the Throne / Piper Alpha disaster - July 6

    Published: 7/6/2020
18. London Match Girls' Strike Began / Dolly the Sheep born - July 5

    Published: 7/5/2020
19. Leaves of Grass Published / Mars Pathfinder landed on Mars - July 4

    Published: 7/4/2020
20. Phaistos Disc Discovered / World speed record for steam locomotive set - July 3

    Published: 7/3/2020