This Day in History Class

2003 Episodes

1. The Republic of China moves its capital from Nanjing to Taipei City, Taiwan - December 8th, 1949

   Published: 8/12/2021
2. The Apollo 17 crew takes the famous "Blue Marble" photo of the Earth - December 7th, 1972

   Published: 7/12/2021
3. Inventor Thomas Edison makes the first sound recording with his phonograph - December 6th, 1877

   Published: 6/12/2021
4. Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies in Vienna - December 5th, 1791

   Published: 5/12/2021
5. The Museum of Modern Art realizes a work by Matisse had been hung upside down - December 4th, 1961

   Published: 4/12/2021
6. Eleven people are trampled at a concert by The Who - December 3rd, 1979

   Published: 3/12/2021
7. Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the U.S. - December 2nd, 1867

   Published: 2/12/2021
8. Antarctica is declared a military-free continent - December 1st, 1959

   Published: 1/12/2021
9. Barbados declares its independence from Great Britain - November 30th, 1966

   Published: 30/11/2021
10. James Jay invents an invisible ink that aids George Washington - November 29th, 1775

    Published: 29/11/2021
11. The first American automobile race is held in Chicago - November 28th, 1895

    Published: 28/11/2021
12. George Custer massacres peaceful Cheyenne near the Washita River - November 27th, 1868

    Published: 27/11/2021
13. FDR establishes the modern Thanksgiving holiday - November 26th, 1941

    Published: 26/11/2021
14. Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" opens in London - November 25th, 1952

    Published: 25/11/2021
15. Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sights modern day Tasmania - November 24th, 1642

    Published: 24/11/2021
16. The world’s first jukebox is installed at a bar in San Francisco - November 23rd, 1889

    Published: 23/11/2021
17. Star Trek breaks a cultural barrier by airing an interracial kiss - November 22nd, 1968

    Published: 22/11/2021
18. Ella Fitzgerald wins Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater - November 21st, 1934

    Published: 21/11/2021
19. Garrett Morgan patents the three-position traffic signal - November 20th, 1923

    Published: 20/11/2021
20. Pop duo Milli Vanilli is stripped of their Grammy Award - November 19th, 1990

    Published: 19/11/2021