This Day in History Class

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2001 Episodes

  1. President Lincoln signs the Homestead Act - May 20th, 1862

    Published: 20/05/2024
  2. The first Tim Hortons coffee and donut shop opens - May 17th, 1964

    Published: 17/05/2024
  3. Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to summit Mount Everest - May 16th, 1975

    Published: 16/05/2024
  4. Gasoline rationing begins in the United States - May 15th, 1942

    Published: 15/05/2024
  5. A white mob attacks a group of Freedom Riders - May 14th, 1961

    Published: 14/05/2024
  6. The Socialist Party of America nominates a convict for president - May 13th, 1920

    Published: 13/05/2024
  7. The U.S. Supreme Court rules that tomatoes are vegetables - May 10th, 1893

    Published: 10/05/2024
  8. The “Join, or Die” political cartoon is published - May 9th, 1754

    Published: 9/05/2024
  9. The Tollund Man is discovered in Denmark - May 8th, 1950

    Published: 8/05/2024
  10. Keith Richards writes "Satisfaction" in his sleep - May 7th, 1965

    Published: 7/05/2024
  11. Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile - May 6th, 1954

    Published: 6/05/2024
  12. California enacts the Alien Land Law - May 3rd, 1913

    Published: 3/05/2024
  13. The "Battle of Alcatraz" begins - May 2nd, 1946

    Published: 2/05/2024
  14. The world's first postage stamp is issued - May 1st, 1840

    Published: 1/05/2024
  15. The first toy commercial airs on TV - April 30th, 1952

    Published: 30/04/2024
  16. The Peace rose is introduced in the United States - April 29th, 1945

    Published: 29/04/2024
  17. Organ music is played at a baseball stadium for the first time - April 26th, 1941

    Published: 26/04/2024
  18. New York becomes the first state to require license plates on cars - April 25th, 1901

    Published: 25/04/2024
  19. Jane Fonda’s first workout video is released - April 24th, 1982

    Published: 24/04/2024
  20. William Lewis Moore is murdered in Alabama - April 23rd, 1963

    Published: 23/04/2024

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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.

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