This Day in History Class

2001 Episodes

1. Halloween Is Grinch Night premieres on ABC - October 28th, 1977

   Published: 28/10/2022
2. "Monster Mash" begins its second week as the No. 1 song in America - October 27th, 1962

   Published: 27/10/2022
3. The Royal Charter Storm sinks 133 ships in the Irish Sea - October 26th, 1859

   Published: 26/10/2022
4. Horror movie icon Vincent Price passes away from lung cancer - October 25th, 1993

   Published: 25/10/2022
5. Heavy fog causes a series of deadly crashes on the New Jersey Turnpike - October 24th, 1973

   Published: 24/10/2022
6. Apple unveils the PowerBook laptop - October 21st, 1991

   Published: 21/10/2022
7. Queen Elizabeth II opens the Sydney Opera House - October 20th, 1973

   Published: 20/10/2022
8. An Oregon county pays its share of a Boston Tea Party debt - October 19th, 1961

   Published: 19/10/2022
9. The British Privy Council rules that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law - October 18th, 1929

   Published: 18/10/2022
10. U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant suspends habeas corpus to combat the Ku Klux Klan - October 17th, 1871

    Published: 17/10/2022
11. Arthur Conan Doyle publishes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - October 14th, 1892

    Published: 14/10/2022
12. The first American cell phone network launches in Chicago - October 13th, 1983

    Published: 13/10/2022
13. Actor Jon-Erik Hexum accidentally shoots himself with a prop gun - October 12th, 1984

    Published: 12/10/2022
14. Hundreds of thousands march on the U.S. capital in support of gay rights - October 11th, 1987

    Published: 11/10/2022
15. The historic London Bridge is reopened in Arizona - October 10th, 1971

    Published: 10/10/2022
16. Russian despot Vladimir Putin is born - October 7th, 1952

    Published: 07/10/2022
17. The Moulin Rouge cabaret opens in Paris - October 6th, 1889

    Published: 06/10/2022
18. Narcotics Anonymous holds its first recovery meeting - October 5th, 1953

    Published: 05/10/2022
19. Televangelist Jim Bakker is indicted on federal charges - October 4th, 1988

    Published: 04/10/2022
20. America’s first Black-owned radio station goes on the air - October 3rd, 1949

    Published: 03/10/2022