This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. A Pennsylvania man is buried in his prized Corvette - May 25th, 1994

   Published: 25/05/2023
2. Russian engineers begin drilling the world's deepest hole - May 24th, 1970

   Published: 24/05/2023
3. President George Washington offers a reward for the capture of Ona Judge - May 23rd, 1796

   Published: 23/05/2023
4. A Southern congressman beats a Northern senator with a cane - May 22nd, 1856

   Published: 22/05/2023
5. The first Jumping Frog Jubilee is held in Calaveras County - May 19th, 1928

   Published: 19/05/2023
6. Grauman's Chinese Theatre opens in Hollywood - May 18th, 1927

   Published: 18/05/2023
7. Peter Mundy records the first description of a merry-go-round - May 17th, 1620

   Published: 17/05/2023
8. The discovery of the Ozone Hole is announced - May 16th, 1985

   Published: 16/05/2023
9. Abe Fortas resigns from the U.S. Supreme Court - May 15th, 1969

   Published: 15/05/2023
10. The NOAA announces that hurricanes will no longer be named solely after women - May 12th, 1978

    Published: 12/05/2023
11. The B.F. Goodrich Company introduces the tubeless tire - May 11th, 1947

    Published: 11/05/2023
12. American children's author Shel Silverstein dies - May 10th, 1999

    Published: 10/05/2023
13. The FDA approves the world's first birth control pill - May 9th, 1960

    Published: 09/05/2023
14. The first glass of Coca-Cola is served - May 8th, 1886

    Published: 08/05/2023
15. Mary Kies becomes the first woman to be granted a U.S. patent - May 5th, 1809

    Published: 05/05/2023
16. The Dixon Bridge Disaster - May 4th, 1873

    Published: 04/05/2023
17. Johnny Carson and Eva Gabor play Twister - May 3rd, 1966

    Published: 03/05/2023
18. The Sakdal Uprising begins in Luzon, Philippines - May 2nd, 1935

    Published: 02/05/2023
19. Iodized salt is sold for the first time - May 1st, 1924

    Published: 01/05/2023
20. The first animated electric sign debuts in Times Square - April 28th, 1937

    Published: 28/04/2023