This Day in History Class

2002 Episodes

1. Sultana explosion - April 27, 1865

   Published: 27/04/2019
2. Chernobyl disaster - April 26, 1986

   Published: 26/04/2019
3. Watson and Crick's article on discovery of DNA's structure published - April, 25 1953

   Published: 25/04/2019
4. Kinder Scout mass trespass - April 24, 1932

   Published: 24/04/2019
5. New Coke introduced - April 23, 1985

   Published: 23/04/2019
6. TV coverage of McCarthy hearings began - April 22, 1954

   Published: 22/04/2019
7. Mattachine Society "sip-in" - April 21, 1966

   Published: 21/04/2019
8. Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" anti-immigration speech - April 20, 1968

   Published: 20/04/2019
9. Oliver Haugh executed by electric chair - April 19, 1907

   Published: 19/04/2019
10. Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery - April 18, 1688

    Published: 18/04/2019
11. Constantin von Economo announced the spread of encephalitis lethargica - April 17, 1917

    Published: 17/04/2019
12. Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun born - April 16, 1755

    Published: 16/04/2019
13. Tiananmen Square protests began - April 15, 1989

    Published: 15/04/2019
14. Violet Jessop survived sinking Titanic - April 14, 1912

    Published: 14/04/2019
15. Colfax massacre - April 13, 1873

    Published: 13/04/2019
16. Yuri Gagarin became first person in space - April 12, 1961

    Published: 12/04/2019
17. Idi Amin deposed - April 11, 1979

    Published: 11/04/2019
18. Statute of Anne went into effect - April 10, 1710

    Published: 10/04/2019
19. Mary Winston Jackson born - April 9, 1921

    Published: 09/04/2019
20. Venus de Milo discovered - April 8, 1820

    Published: 08/04/2019