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.
Scott Paper kicks off the paper dress fashion trend - March 18th, 1966
March 18, 2024
8:21
The first undersea park in the United States is established - March 15th, 1960
March 15, 2024
7:56
Legendary train engineer Casey Jones is born - March 14th, 1863
March 14, 2024
10:01
Chester Greenwood patents the modern-day earmuff - March 13th, 1877
March 13, 2024
7:49
An Irish gunman attempts to assassinate a British prince - March 12th, 1868
March 12, 2024
8:32
The Ken doll is introduced to the Barbie toy line - March 11th, 1961
March 11, 2024
9:00
The U.S. Senate adopts the cloture rule - March 8th, 1917
March 8, 2024
8:18
Phyllis Diller makes her stand-up debut - March 7th, 1955
March 7, 2024
13:00
The Alamo falls to Santa Anna and the Mexican army - March 6th, 1836
March 6, 2024
9:36
The Hula-Hoop is patented - March 5th, 1963
March 5, 2024
8:28
Ernest Hemingway completes “The Old Man and the Sea” - March 4th, 1952
March 4, 2024
9:20
Swatch watches are introduced in Switzerland - March 1st, 1983
March 1, 2024
9:19
Scotland allegedly passes a Leap Day proposal law - February 29th, 1288
Feb. 29, 2024
8:29
The Denver International Airport opens - February 28th, 1995
Feb. 28, 2024
10:43
Italy appeals for help with the Leaning Tower of Pisa - February 27th, 1964
Feb. 27, 2024
10:11
American singer and pianist Fats Domino is born - February 26th, 1928
Feb. 26, 2024
12:37
Six Marines raise the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima - February 23rd, 1945
Feb. 23, 2024
11:25
Zitkála-Šá born / Edward Payson Weston walks from Boston to Washington DC on a bet - February 22nd Flashback
Feb. 22, 2024
17:44
Nintendo releases "The Legend of Zelda" in Japan - February 21st, 1986
Feb. 21, 2024
10:30
Americans hold a Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden - February 20th, 1939
Feb. 20, 2024
10:00
The Georgia Literature Commission is established. - February 19th, 1953
Feb. 19, 2024
8:47
The first fruit tree patent is issued - February 16th, 1932
Feb. 16, 2024
8:55
The Rosie the Riveter “We Can Do It!” poster is introduced - February 15th, 1943
Feb. 15, 2024
11:50
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gives a televised tour of the White House - February 14th, 1962
Feb. 14, 2024
10:14
The first all-Black professional basketball team is organized - February 13th, 1923
Feb. 13, 2024
9:28
Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is stolen - February 12th, 1994
Feb. 12, 2024
10:25
Volleyball is invented - February 9th, 1895
Feb. 9, 2024
Three Black students are killed in the Orangeburg Massacre - February 8th, 1968
Feb. 8, 2024
9:49
Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” hits No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 - February 7th, 1976
Feb. 7, 2024
Hundreds of swimmers are washed out to sea on Bondi Beach - February 6th, 1938
Feb. 6, 2024
8:22
The United States launches "Operation Cornflakes" - February 5th, 1945
Feb. 5, 2024
8:30
Introducing: Very Special Episodes
Feb. 2, 2024
2:52
Grand Central Terminal opens in New York City - February 2nd, 1913
8:39
The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published - February 1st, 1884
Feb. 1, 2024
9:48
Private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion - January 31st, 1945
Jan. 31, 2024
10:55
The Altar of Augustan Peace is dedicated in Rome - January 30th, 9 BC
Jan. 30, 2024
7:40
The Seeing Eye dog guide training school opens in Nashville - January 29th, 1929
Jan. 29, 2024
7:41
American aviator Bessie Coleman is born - January 26th, 1892
Jan. 26, 2024
10:06
Scottish poet Robert Burns is born - January 25th, 1759
Jan. 25, 2024
9:57
The Boy Scouts movement begins in England - January 24th, 1908
Jan. 24, 2024
9:51
The USS Pueblo is captured - January 23rd, 1968
Jan. 23, 2024
8:49
Lottie Williams becomes the first person to be hit by space junk - January 22nd, 1997
Jan. 22, 2024
8:12
American singer Janis Joplin is born - January 19th, 1943
Jan. 19, 2024
12:05
"The Jeffersons" premieres on CBS - January 18th, 1975
Jan. 18, 2024
10:18
The U.S. buys three of the Virgin Islands from Denmark - January 17th, 1917
Jan. 17, 2024
8:27
Ivan the Terrible assumes the throne of Russia - January 16th, 1547
Jan. 16, 2024
11:33
Nazi war criminal Ilse Koch is sentenced to prison - January 15th, 1951
Jan. 15, 2024
9:56
Philosopher and Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda is born - January 12th, 1863
Jan. 12, 2024
8:36
Insulin is first used to treat a person with diabetes - January 11th, 1922
Jan. 11, 2024
8:07
"The Greatest Show on Earth" premieres in New York City - January 10th, 1952
Jan. 10, 2024
10:20
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