This Day in History Class

Maori chiefs and representatives of the British Crown signed the Treaty of Waitangi on this day in 1840. / On this day in 1820, the American Colonization Society organized a migration of freed enslaved people from the United States to Africa. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg opened to the public on this day in 1852. / On this day in 1958, the U.S. Air Force lost a nuclear bomb in the waters near Tybee Island, off the coast of Georgia. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constantin von Tischendorf identified the Codex Sinaiticus, or Sinai Bible, on this day in 1859. / On this day in 1974, twelve people were killed in a bombing on the M62 motorway in northern England. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1972, the deadliest blizzard ever recorded started in Iran. / On this day in 1953, Portuguese landowners and colonial officials killed hundreds of forros in São Tomé. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alexander Selkirk had been stranded on an island in the South Pacific for over four years. On this day in 1709, he was rescued. / On this day in 1922, “Ulysses," a novel by Irish writer James Joyce, was first published in its entirety. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Greensboro sit-ins began on this day in 1960. / On this day in 1902, poet Langston Hughes was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Battle of George Square riots broke out in Glasgow, Scotland, on this day in 1919. / On this day in 1939, Jewish Polish teenager Renia Spiegel wrote the first entry in her diary. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Beatles played their last public show on a rooftop in London on this day in 1969. / On this day in 1703, a group of ronin, or samurai without a master, avenged the death of their master by killing Kira Yoshinaka. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1886, German engineer Karl Benz applied for a patent for his Motorwagen. / On this day in 1845, Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem "The Raven" was first published. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen was originally published on this day in 1813. / On this day in 1671, Panama City was destroyed by fire after Henry Morgan and a gang of buccaneers sacked the city. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Soviet forces liberated the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz on this day in 1945. / On this day in 1912, Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1700, a massive earthquake struck off the Pacific Northwest coast in North America. / On this day in 1808, William Bligh, the Governor of New South Wales, was deposed by a military coup. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1890, journalist Nellie Bly ended her 72-day trip around the world. / On this day in 1924, the first ever Winter Olympic Games began in Chamonix, France. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ballerina Maria Tallchief was born on this day in 1925. / On this day in 1935, Krueger Brewing Company introduced canned beer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to get a medical degree from a medical school. / On this day in 1556, the deadliest earthquake in recorded history hit Shaanxi province in China. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1925, Dr. Curtis Welch sent an urgent telegram in an effort to stop a diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska. / On this day in 1984, a "1984"-inspired ad introducing the Apple Macintosh played during the Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Irish War of Independence began on this day in 1919. / On this day in 1840, Sophia Jex-Blake, the first female doctor to practice in Scotland, was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Iran Hostage Crisis ended on this day in 1981, minutes after the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan. / On this day in 1839, the Battle of Yungay, the decisive battle of the War of the Confederation between Chile and the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation, took place. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The German ambassador to Mexico received a coded telegram from German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmerman on this day in 1917. / On this day in 1977, U.S. President Gerald Ford pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aquino, also known as Tokyo Rose. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gilles Garnier, the Werewolf of Dole, was convicted of lycanthropy on this day in 1573. / On this day in 1983, Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals were returned to his children, 70 years after they were stripped from him. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Businessmen aided by U.S. troops overthrew Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawaii on this day in 1893. / On this day in 1794, Elizabeth Bennett underwent the first recorded successful C section in the U.S. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 18th Amendment to the U.S. constitution was ratified on this day in 1919, prohibiting the sale, manufacture and transport of alcohol. / On this day in 1362, Saint Marcellus’ flood, also known as Grote Mandrenke, hit the British Isles, the Netherlands, northern Germany, and Denmark Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Boston Molasses Flood took place on this day in 1919. / On this day in 1850, Russian mathematician Sofya Kovalevskaya was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George Wallace was inaugurated as governor of Alabama on this day in 1963, giving his infamous "Segregation Now, Segregation Forever" speech. / On this day in 1963, "The Bell Jar," the only novel poet Sylvia Plath wrote, was first published. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Nika Riots began in Constantinople on this day in 532. / On this day in 1874, a riot started in Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan after police overran a demonstration of thousands of unemployed people. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Schoolhouse Blizzard took place on this day in 1888. / On this day in 1964, a group of insurgents overthrew the government of the sultan of Zanzibar. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hernandez v. Texas on this day in 1954. / On this day in 1879, the Anglo-War began when the British invaded Zululand. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon on this day in 49 BCE. / On this day in 1927, the silent science-fiction film "Metropolis" premiered in Berlin. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first modern circus performance took place on this day in 1768. / On this day in 1992, the discovery of two exoplanets was announced in the journal Nature. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karl M. Baer was legally recognized as male on this day in 1907. He had been assigned female at birth. / On this day in 1811, the German Coast Uprising, a slave revolt in modern-day Louisiana, began. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marian Anderson became the first Black performer to take the stage at the Metropolitan Opera on this day in 1955. / On this day in 1979, Vietnamese troops occupied Phnom Penh and overthrew Pol Pot's regime. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Night of the Big Wind began on this day in 1839. / On this day in 1912, German geophysicist and meteorologist Alfred Wegener first presented his hypothesis on continental drift in a public lecture. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

King C. Gillette was born on this day in 1855. / On this day in 1893, blues and folk musician Elizabeth Cotten was born near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topsy the Elephant was electrocuted on this day in 1903. / On this day in 1809, French educator Louis Braille, namesake of the Braille reading and writing system, was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lucretia Mott was born on this day in 1793. / On this day in 1848, Black American merchant Joseph Jenkins Roberts was sworn in as the first president of Liberia. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new planet, called Vulcan, was announced on this day in 1860. / On this day in 1942, thirty-three members of a Nazi spy ring headed by Frederick Joubert Duquesne were sentenced to serve time in prison. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lorenzo de' Medici was born on this day in 1449. / On this day in 1818, Mary Shelley's debut novel, "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus," was first published. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ship carrying Theodosia Burr Alston disappeared on this day in 1812. / On this day in 1953, Democrat, Tammany Hall operative, and civil rights advocate Hulan Jack was sworn in as the borough president of Manhattan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Iroquois Theater in Chicago burned on this day in 1903. / On this day in 1924, Edwin Hubble published his observations on the existence of other galaxies for review at an upcoming meeting of the American Astronomical Society. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A group of Lakota Sioux were surrounded and a tragic firefight erupted on this day in 1890. / On this day in 1996, the Guatemalan Civil War ended when the Guatemalan president and the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity signed peace accords. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auguste and Louis Lumière charged 1 franc admission to see several of their films on this day in 1895. / On this day in 1903, jazz musician Earl Hines, considered by many to be the father of modern jazz piano, was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carry Nation destroyed the Carey Hotel's bar as a Temperance protest on this day in 1900. / On this day in 1512, the Laws of Burgos, a set of laws regulating the relationship between Spaniards and indigenous people in the Americas, were promulgated in Burgos, Crown of Castile. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pan-African holiday Kwanzaa, created by Maulana Karenga, was celebrated for the first time beginning this day in 1966. / On this day in 1867, Scottish mathematician and scientist Mary Somerville was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The comet that Edmond Halley had calculated to return appeared as in the night sky as predicted on this day in 1758. / On this day in 1831, the Baptist War, also known as the Christmas Rebellion, began in Jamaica. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber performed "Stille Nacht" for the first time at a Christmas Eve mass in Austria on this day in 1818. / On this day in 1826, rowdy cadets at West Point incited a drunken riot known as the Eggnog Riot. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Herrick received a kidney from his twin brother on this day in 1954. / On this day in 1972, survivors who were stranded in the Andes Mountains after their flight crashed were rescued. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alfred Dreyfus was wrongfully convicted of selling military secrets to Germany on this day in 1894. / On this day in1885, Itō Hirobumi became the first prime minister of Japan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bomb exploded aboard Pan Am Flight 103 on this day in 1988. / On this day in 1826, rebels in the Republic of Fredonia signed their Declaration of Independence from Mexico. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Carolina seceded from the Union on this day in 1860. / On this day in 1987, a passenger ferry called Doña Paz collided with an oil tanker, causing the death of more than 4,000 people. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was published for the first time on this day in 1843. / On this day in 1946, the First Indochina War began. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.