This Day in History Class
A podcast by iHeartPodcasts and HowStuffWorks
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2001 Episodes
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Joseph Lister performs the first antiseptic surgery - August 12th, 1865
Published: 12/08/2024 -
Henry David Thoreau's "Walden" is published - August 9th, 1854
Published: 9/08/2024 -
Brian Hyland’s “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” tops the Billboard Hot 100 - August 8th, 1960
Published: 8/08/2024 -
Alice Ramsey becomes the first woman to drive across the United States - August 7th, 1909
Published: 7/08/2024 -
William Kemmler is executed by electric chair - August 6th, 1890
Published: 6/08/2024 -
Ronald Reagan fires more than 11,000 air traffic controllers - August 5th, 1981
Published: 5/08/2024 -
Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins her second gold medal in the heptathlon - August 2nd, 1992
Published: 2/08/2024 -
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir becomes president of Iceland - August 1st, 1980
Published: 1/08/2024 -
MGM’s Leo the Lion roars for the first time - July 31st, 1928
Published: 31/07/2024 -
The USS Indianapolis is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine - July 30th, 1945
Published: 30/07/2024 -
Flashback episode - July 29th
Published: 29/07/2024 -
Grasshoppers devastate Midwestern crops - July 26th, 1931
Published: 26/07/2024 -
Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival - July 25th, 1965
Published: 25/07/2024 -
The first all-star baseball team plays the Addie Joss Benefit Game - July 24th, 1911
Published: 24/07/2024 -
Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered - July 23rd, 1995
Published: 23/07/2024 -
The Duke of Wellington defeats “40,000 Frenchmen in 40 minutes” - July 22nd, 1812
Published: 22/07/2024 -
The Rosetta Stone is found in Egypt - July 19th, 1799
Published: 19/07/2024 -
Nadia Comăneci scores a perfect 10 at the Olympic Games - July 18th, 1976
Published: 18/07/2024 -
Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan flies across the Atlantic - July 17th, 1938
Published: 17/07/2024 -
The world’s first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City - July 16th, 1935
Published: 16/07/2024
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.