This Day in History Class
A podcast by iHeartPodcasts and HowStuffWorks
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2001 Episodes
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John Wesley Hyatt patents a new kind of billiard ball - October 10th, 1865
Published: 10/10/2023 -
Peekskill Meteorite / Che Guevara Executed - October 9th Flashback
Published: 07/10/2023 -
A disgruntled tavern owner casts the "goat curse" on the Chicago Cubs - October 6th, 1945
Published: 06/10/2023 -
Dave Kunst completes the first recorded walk around the world - October 5th, 1974
Published: 05/10/2023 -
The Dinosaur National Monument is established - October 4th, 1915
Published: 04/10/2023 -
Germany successfully launches the V-2 rocket - October 3rd, 1942
Published: 03/10/2023 -
Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip debuts - October 2nd, 1950
Published: 02/10/2023 -
Scotland Yard is established - September 29th, 1829
Published: 29/09/2023 -
The U.S. Navy abolishes flogging - September 28th, 1850
Published: 28/09/2023 -
The first Santa Claus training school opens - September 27th, 1937
Published: 27/09/2023 -
The Alabama Supreme Court upholds the contempt conviction of Mary Hamilton - September 26th, 1963
Published: 26/09/2023 -
American journalist Barbara Walters is born - September 25th, 1929
Published: 25/09/2023 -
The first issue of "National Geographic" is published - September 22nd, 1888
Published: 22/09/2023 -
Benedict Arnold commits treason - September 21st, 1780
Published: 21/09/2023 -
Fonzie jumps a shark on "Happy Days" - September 20th, 1977
Published: 20/09/2023 -
Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland - September 19th, 1959
Published: 19/09/2023 -
Future U.S. President Jimmy Carter reports a UFO sighting- September 18th, 1973
Published: 18/09/2023 -
"Columbo" debuts on NBC - September 15th, 1971
Published: 15/09/2023 -
Francis Scott Key writes “The Star-Spangled Banner” - September 14th, 1814
Published: 14/09/2023 -
Henry Bliss becomes the first American to be killed by an automobile - September 13th, 1899
Published: 13/09/2023
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.