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2001 Episodes

  1. Joseph Lister performs the first antiseptic surgery - August 12th, 1865

    Published: 12/08/2024

  2. Henry David Thoreau's "Walden" is published - August 9th, 1854

    Published: 09/08/2024

  3. Brian Hyland’s “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” tops the Billboard Hot 100 - August 8th, 1960

    Published: 08/08/2024

  4. Alice Ramsey becomes the first woman to drive across the United States - August 7th, 1909

    Published: 07/08/2024

  5. William Kemmler is executed by electric chair - August 6th, 1890

    Published: 06/08/2024

  6. Ronald Reagan fires more than 11,000 air traffic controllers - August 5th, 1981

    Published: 05/08/2024

  7. Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins her second gold medal in the heptathlon - August 2nd, 1992

    Published: 02/08/2024

  8. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir becomes president of Iceland - August 1st, 1980

    Published: 01/08/2024

  9. MGM’s Leo the Lion roars for the first time - July 31st, 1928

    Published: 31/07/2024

  10. The USS Indianapolis is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine - July 30th, 1945

    Published: 30/07/2024

  11. Flashback episode - July 29th

    Published: 29/07/2024

  12. Grasshoppers devastate Midwestern crops - July 26th, 1931

    Published: 26/07/2024

  13. Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival - July 25th, 1965

    Published: 25/07/2024

  14. The first all-star baseball team plays the Addie Joss Benefit Game - July 24th, 1911

    Published: 24/07/2024

  15. Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered - July 23rd, 1995

    Published: 23/07/2024

  16. The Duke of Wellington defeats “40,000 Frenchmen in 40 minutes” - July 22nd, 1812

    Published: 22/07/2024

  17. The Rosetta Stone is found in Egypt - July 19th, 1799

    Published: 19/07/2024

  18. Nadia Comăneci scores a perfect 10 at the Olympic Games - July 18th, 1976

    Published: 18/07/2024

  19. Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan flies across the Atlantic - July 17th, 1938

    Published: 17/07/2024

  20. The world’s first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City - July 16th, 1935

    Published: 16/07/2024

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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.
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