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2001 Episodes

  1. Operation Big Switch begins at Panmunjom, Korea - August 5th, 1953

    Published: 05/08/2022
  2. The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first issue - August 4th, 1821

    Published: 04/08/2022
  3. RadioShack introduces the TRS-80 personal computer - August 3rd, 1977

    Published: 03/08/2022
  4. The first U.S. census is conducted - August 2nd, 1790

    Published: 02/08/2022
  5. The cable television network MTV is launched - August 1st, 1981

    Published: 01/08/2022
  6. English naval forces defeat the Spanish Armada - July 29th, 1588

    Published: 29/07/2022
  7. Western Union delivers its first singing telegram - July 28th, 1933

    Published: 28/07/2022
  8. Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the animated short film "A Wild Hare" - July 27th, 1940

    Published: 27/07/2022
  9. The Erfurt Latrine Disaster - July 26th, 1184

    Published: 26/07/2022
  10. Roseanne Barr sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Major League Baseball game - July 25th, 1990

    Published: 25/07/2022
  11. Plan 9 from Outer Space is released in theaters - July 22nd, 1959

    Published: 22/07/2022
  12. Vostok Research Station measures the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth - July 21st, 1983

    Published: 21/07/2022
  13. A town in Massachusetts makes a giant cheese ball for Thomas Jefferson - July 20th, 1801

    Published: 20/07/2022
  14. Two supertankers collide in the Caribbean Sea - July 19th, 1979

    Published: 19/07/2022
  15. The first Oscar Mayer Wienermobile hits the streets of Chicago - July 18th, 1936

    Published: 18/07/2022
  16. A school bus is hijacked in Chowchilla, California - July 15th, 1976

    Published: 15/07/2022
  17. Dr. Spock's The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care is published - July 14th, 1946

    Published: 14/07/2022
  18. P. T. Barnum’s museum mysteriously burns to the ground - July 13th, 1865

    Published: 13/07/2022
  19. “Disco Demolition Night" turns violent at Comiskey Park in Chicago - July 12th, 1979

    Published: 12/07/2022
  20. An American surgeon creates controversy after using zippers in place of stitches - July 11th, 1985

    Published: 11/07/2022

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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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