This Day in History Class
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The first American bank heist takes place at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia - September 2nd, 1798
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Nazi Germany decrees that all Jews over the age of six must wear a yellow star - September 1st, 1941
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John Lloyd Wright is granted the patent for Lincoln Logs - August 31st, 1920
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Guion "Guy" Bluford becomes the first African American to travel into space - August 30th, 1983
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The last known member of the Yahi people emerges from the California wilderness - August 29th, 1911
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The French government denies responsibility for the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior - August 26th, 1985
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The U.S. National Park Service is established - August 25th, 1916
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Chef George Crum allegedly invents the potato chip - August 24th, 1853
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First Lady Dolley Madison saves a portrait of George Washington from British looters - August 23rd, 1814
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Ann Smith Franklin becomes the first female newspaper editor in the United States - August 22nd, 1762
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway holds its first automobile race - August 19th, 1909
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Mongol leader Genghis Khan dies - August 18th, 1227
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East German border guards shoot a man trying to cross the Berlin Wall - August 17th, 1962
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Edwin Prescott receives the first patent for a vertical loop roller coaster - August 16th, 1898
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King Macbeth of Scotland is defeated at the Battle of Lumphanan - August 15th, 1057
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The nearly complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex is unearthed in South Dakota - August 12th, 1990
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America's first roller skating rink opens in Newport, Rhode Island - August 11th, 1866
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The Smithsonian Institution is established - August 10th, 1846
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The U.S. Forest Service introduces Smokey Bear - August 9th, 1944
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Masked bandits rob a Royal Mail train in England - August 8th, 1963
Published: 08/08/2022
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.