This Day in History Class

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2001 Episodes

  1. Cardinal Richelieu of France invents the table knife - May 13th, 1637

    Published: 13/05/2022
  2. Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill, Jr. is released to theaters - May 12th, 1928

    Published: 12/05/2022
  3. An exhumed corpse provides new evidence against the "Queen of Poisoners" serial killer - May 11, 1949

    Published: 11/05/2022
  4. Nazis stage massive public book burnings in Germany - May 10th, 1933

    Published: 10/05/2022
  5. President Woodrow Wilson proclaims the first official Mother’s Day holiday - May 9th, 1914

    Published: 09/05/2022
  6. Yūichirō Miura becomes the first person to ski down Mt. Everest - May 6th, 1970

    Published: 06/05/2022
  7. Chanel No. 5 perfume is introduced in Paris - May 5th, 1921

    Published: 05/05/2022
  8. UK politicians coin the phrase "May the fourth be with you" to celebrate Margaret Thatcher's election - May 4th, 1979

    Published: 04/05/2022
  9. Gary Thuerk sends the first "spam" email - May 3rd, 1978

    Published: 03/05/2022
  10. The first modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster is reported - May 2nd, 1933

    Published: 02/05/2022
  11. Aretha Franklin releases her rendition of Otis Redding's "Respect" - April 29th, 1967

    Published: 29/04/2022
  12. Firefighters use explosives to put out the Devil's Cigarette Lighter well fire - April 28th, 1962

    Published: 28/04/2022
  13. John Milton sells the copyright to Paradise Lost for £10 - April 27th, 1667

    Published: 27/04/2022
  14. Sybil Ludington rides 40 miles to warn of advancing British soldiers - April 26th, 1778

    Published: 26/04/2022
  15. A Soviet leader invites an American schoolgirl to the Soviet Union to soothe her fears about nuclear war - April 25th, 1983

    Published: 25/04/2022
  16. The New York World's Fair opens - April 22nd, 1964

    Published: 22/04/2022
  17. Rosie Ruiz fakes winning the Boston Marathon - April 21st, 1980

    Published: 21/04/2022
  18. Edgar Allan Poe's "Murders in Rue Morgue" is published - April 20th, 1841

    Published: 20/04/2022
  19. Actress Mae West is sentenced to 10 days in prison for “corrupting the morals of youth” - April 19th, 1927

    Published: 19/04/2022
  20. The world's first fighter pilot is forced to land behind enemy lines - April 18th, 1915

    Published: 18/04/2022

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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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