This Day in History Class
A podcast by iHeartPodcasts and HowStuffWorks
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2001 Episodes
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Hanson Gregory allegedly invents the modern doughnut - June 22nd, 1847
Published: 22/06/2023 -
Tiny Broadwick becomes the first woman to parachute from an airplane - June 21st, 1913
Published: 21/06/2023 -
Flashback episode - June 20th
Published: 20/06/2023 -
The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington - June 19th, 1910
Published: 20/06/2023 -
Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union - June 16th, 1961
Published: 16/06/2023 -
U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle misspells "potato" - June 15th, 1992
Published: 15/06/2023 -
Americans take part in the first nationwide civil defense drill - June 14th, 1954
Published: 14/06/2023 -
King Ludwig II of Bavaria dies under mysterious circumstances - June 13th, 1886
Published: 13/06/2023 -
Bryan Allen makes the first human-powered flight across the English Channel - June 12th, 1979
Published: 12/06/2023 -
The first Automat restaurant opens in Philadelphia - June 9th, 1902
Published: 09/06/2023 -
Pope Leo X's pet elephant dies - June 8th, 1516
Published: 08/06/2023 -
Elvis Presley's Graceland is opened to the public - June 7th, 1982
Published: 07/06/2023 -
The Battle of Stoney Creek halts the U.S. invasion of Canada - June 6th, 1813
Published: 06/06/2023 -
The Green Belt Movement plants its first trees - June 5th, 1977
Published: 05/06/2023 -
Native Americans are granted U.S. citizenship - June 2nd, 1924
Published: 02/06/2023 -
Captain John Lawrence coins the Navy motto "Don't give up the ship" - June 1st, 1813
Published: 01/06/2023 -
The first U.S. copyright law is enacted - May 31st, 1790
Published: 31/05/2023 -
Flashback episode - May 30th
Published: 30/05/2023 -
The U.S. government snubs Black Gold Star mothers and widows - May 29th, 1930
Published: 29/05/2023 -
John Lennon and Yoko One begin their second "bed-in" for peace - May 26th, 1969
Published: 26/05/2023
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.