This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. American singer and pianist Fats Domino is born - February 26th, 1928

   Published: 26/02/2024
2. Six Marines raise the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima - February 23rd, 1945

   Published: 23/02/2024
3. Zitkála-Šá born / Edward Payson Weston walks from Boston to Washington DC on a bet - February 22nd Flashback

   Published: 22/02/2024
4. Nintendo releases "The Legend of Zelda" in Japan - February 21st, 1986

   Published: 21/02/2024
5. Americans hold a Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden - February 20th, 1939

   Published: 20/02/2024
6. The Georgia Literature Commission is established. - February 19th, 1953

   Published: 19/02/2024
7. The first fruit tree patent is issued - February 16th, 1932

   Published: 16/02/2024
8. The Rosie the Riveter “We Can Do It!” poster is introduced - February 15th, 1943

   Published: 15/02/2024
9. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gives a televised tour of the White House - February 14th, 1962

   Published: 14/02/2024
10. The first all-Black professional basketball team is organized - February 13th, 1923

    Published: 13/02/2024
11. Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is stolen - February 12th, 1994

    Published: 12/02/2024
12. Volleyball is invented - February 9th, 1895

    Published: 9/02/2024
13. Three Black students are killed in the Orangeburg Massacre - February 8th, 1968

    Published: 8/02/2024
14. Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” hits No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 - February 7th, 1976

    Published: 7/02/2024
15. Hundreds of swimmers are washed out to sea on Bondi Beach - February 6th, 1938

    Published: 6/02/2024
16. The United States launches "Operation Cornflakes" - February 5th, 1945

    Published: 5/02/2024
17. Introducing: Very Special Episodes

    Published: 2/02/2024
18. Grand Central Terminal opens in New York City - February 2nd, 1913

    Published: 2/02/2024
19. The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published - February 1st, 1884

    Published: 1/02/2024
20. Private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion - January 31st, 1945

    Published: 31/01/2024