This Day in History Class
A podcast by iHeartPodcasts and HowStuffWorks
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2001 Episodes
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A Pennsylvania man is buried in his prized Corvette - May 25th, 1994
Published: 25/05/2023 -
Russian engineers begin drilling the world's deepest hole - May 24th, 1970
Published: 24/05/2023 -
President George Washington offers a reward for the capture of Ona Judge - May 23rd, 1796
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A Southern congressman beats a Northern senator with a cane - May 22nd, 1856
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The first Jumping Frog Jubilee is held in Calaveras County - May 19th, 1928
Published: 19/05/2023 -
Grauman's Chinese Theatre opens in Hollywood - May 18th, 1927
Published: 18/05/2023 -
Peter Mundy records the first description of a merry-go-round - May 17th, 1620
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The discovery of the Ozone Hole is announced - May 16th, 1985
Published: 16/05/2023 -
Abe Fortas resigns from the U.S. Supreme Court - May 15th, 1969
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The NOAA announces that hurricanes will no longer be named solely after women - May 12th, 1978
Published: 12/05/2023 -
The B.F. Goodrich Company introduces the tubeless tire - May 11th, 1947
Published: 11/05/2023 -
American children's author Shel Silverstein dies - May 10th, 1999
Published: 10/05/2023 -
The FDA approves the world's first birth control pill - May 9th, 1960
Published: 09/05/2023 -
The first glass of Coca-Cola is served - May 8th, 1886
Published: 08/05/2023 -
Mary Kies becomes the first woman to be granted a U.S. patent - May 5th, 1809
Published: 05/05/2023 -
The Dixon Bridge Disaster - May 4th, 1873
Published: 04/05/2023 -
Johnny Carson and Eva Gabor play Twister - May 3rd, 1966
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The Sakdal Uprising begins in Luzon, Philippines - May 2nd, 1935
Published: 02/05/2023 -
Iodized salt is sold for the first time - May 1st, 1924
Published: 01/05/2023 -
The first animated electric sign debuts in Times Square - April 28th, 1937
Published: 28/04/2023
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.