This Day in History Class
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2001 Episodes
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North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung dies - July 8th, 1994
Published: 08/07/2022 -
Sandra Day O’Connor is nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court - July 7th, 1981
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Notorious pirate Captain William Kidd is captured in Boston - July 6th, 1699
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The first bikini swimsuit makes its debut in Paris - July 5th, 1946
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Booker T. Washington opens the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama - July 4th, 1881
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The U.S. Postal Service introduces the ZIP Code - July 1st, 1963
Published: 01/07/2022 -
French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope - June 30th, 1859
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The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docks with the Russian space station Mir - June 29th, 1995
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Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone - June 28th, 1846
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The first Newbery Medal for children’s literature is awarded - June 27th, 1922
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Pablo Picasso's first major exhibition opens in Paris - June 24th, 1901
Published: 24/06/2022 -
The Charlie Daniels Band releases its hit single "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" - June 23rd, 1979
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English explorer Henry Hudson is set adrift by mutineers - June 22nd, 1611
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules that burning the American flag is protected under the First Amendment - June 21st, 1989
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British captives are imprisoned overnight in the "Black Hole of Calcutta" - June 20th, 1756
Published: 20/06/2022 -
The College Board introduces its first standardized test - June 17th, 1901
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The Victoria Hall Disaster - June 16th, 1883
Published: 16/06/2022 -
The Danish flag allegedly falls from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse - June 15th, 1219
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The words "under God" are added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance - June 14th, 1954
Published: 14/06/2022 -
Thurgood Marshall is nominated as justice to the U.S. Supreme Court - June 13th, 1967
Published: 13/06/2022
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.