This Day in History Class

On this day in 1979, the original Sony Walkman portable cassette player was released in Japan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1942, the FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had infiltrated the United States by submarine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1948, Shirley Jackson's seminal short story "The Lottery" was first published in “The New Yorker.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1874, self-taught illustrator and Kewpie Doll creator Rose O’Neill was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1873, American author and inventor Mark Twain received a patent for a new kind of scrapbook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1948, Columbia Records released the first long-playing vinyl record, or LP. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, "The Huckleberry Hound Show" became the first animated TV series to win an Emmy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 240 BC, ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of the Earth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1873, American suffragist Susan B. Anthony was found guilty of voting illegally in the 1872 presidential election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1242, at the direction of King Louis IX, all known copies of the Talmud in France were burned.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution adopting an official flag for the United States of America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1922, American farmer Charles Osborne started hiccupping and didn’t stop until 68 years later. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1897, Swiss cutler Karl Elsener was granted a patent for what would later be known as the Swiss Army Knife. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1959, the world’s first hovercraft set off on its maiden voyage from the Isle of Wight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1866, Native American tribal leader Chief Seattle died at the Suquamish Reservation in Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1892, the first "L" train in Chicago made its inaugural journey through the city.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1887, American anthropologist Ruth Fulton Benedict was born in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1937, Sylvan Goldman introduced the world’s first shopping cart at his Humpty Dumpty supermarket chain in Oklahoma City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1888, Ernest Thayer’s “Casey at the Bat” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1859, the world famous Big Ben clock bell rang out over London for the first time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1593, English playwright Christoper Marlowe was stabbed to death in a London tavern.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “The Rite of Spring” made its inauspicious debut at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1912, 16 women were dismissed from the Curtis Publishing Company for dancing the Turkey Trot on their lunch break. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1986, American inventor Lonnie Johnson received a patent for the iconic Super Soaker water gun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1900, William H. Carney was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravely defending the American flag during the Civil War. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1570, Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius published the world’s first modern atlas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1924, two wealthy college students abducted and killed a 14-year-old boy in an effort to commit a “perfect crime.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1862, the Homestead Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1964, the first Tim Horton Donuts shop opened in Hamilton, Ontario.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1975, Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1942, seventeen U.S. states instituted mandatory gasoline rationing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1961, a small group of Freedom Riders was attacked by a white mob at the Greyhound depot in Anniston, Alabama.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1920, the Socialist Party of America nominated Eugene V. Debs as its presidential candidate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Nix v. Hedden that tomatoes are vegetables, not fruits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1754, Benjamin Franklin published the famous “Join, or Die” political cartoon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1950, two brothers stumbled upon a well-preserved corpse in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1965, in a fit of nocturnal inspiration, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards wrote “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1954, British medical student Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, the California Senate passed a law restricting the property ownership rights of Asian immigrants.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1946, six inmates at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary carried out the most violent escape attempt in the prison’s history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1840, the introduction of the Penny Black postage stamp revolutionized the British postal system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1952, Mr. Potato Head became the first toy to be advertised on television.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, the world famous Peace rose was introduced to gardeners at a special ceremony in Pasadena, California. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1941, the Chicago Cubs became the first Major League team to have live organ music performed at a ballgame.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1901, New York became the first state in the U.S. to require license plates on motor vehicles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1982, American actress Jane Fonda released her first exercise video, “Jane Fonda’s Workout.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1963, white civil rights activist William Moore was shot to death at a highway rest stop in Alabama.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.