This Day in History Class
A podcast by iHeartPodcasts and HowStuffWorks
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2001 Episodes
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A San Francisco resident proclaims himself Emperor of the United States of America - September 17th, 1859
Published: 17/09/2021 -
A Scottish golfer scores the first recorded hole-in-one - September 16th, 1869
Published: 16/09/2021 -
Muhammad Ali wins his third and final world heavyweight championship - September 15th, 1978
Published: 15/09/2021 -
The Great Fire of Moscow begins as Napoleon enters the city and retreating Russians burn it - September 14th, 1812
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The Straw Hat Riot begins in New York City as people protest the right to wear straw hats - September 13th, 1922
Published: 13/09/2021 -
Four teens discover 17,000-year-old cave drawings - September 12th, 1940
Published: 12/09/2021 -
Florence Chadwick becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions- September 11th, 1951
Published: 11/09/2021 -
The Lattimer Massacre - September 10th, 1897
Published: 10/09/2021 -
Alexander Twilight becomes the first African American to receive a BA degree - September 9th, 1823
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First appearance of the comic strip "Blondie" - September 8th, 1930
Published: 08/09/2021 -
Rap artist Tupac Shakur shot multiple times - September 7th, 1996
Published: 07/09/2021 -
King Charles II spends a day hiding in an oak tree - September 6th, 1651
Published: 06/09/2021 -
Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show" premieres on television - September 5th, 1976
Published: 05/09/2021 -
George Eastman patents the first roll-film camera - September 4th, 1888
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Wilderness Act signed into U.S. law - September 3rd, 1964
Published: 03/09/2021 -
The Principality of Sealand is established - September 2nd, 1967
Published: 02/09/2021 -
Emma Nutt becomes the first female telephone operator - September 1st, 1878
Published: 01/09/2021 -
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Published: 09/07/2021 -
Tunguska event / First leap second added to UTC - June 30
Published: 30/06/2021 -
Moctezuma II died / Globe Theatre burned down - June 29
Published: 29/06/2021
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.