This Day in History Class
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George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech - Jan. 14, 1963
George Wallace was inaugurated as governor of Alabama on this day in 1963, giving his infamous "Segregation Now, Segregation Forever" speech. There's more in the November 30, 2016 Stuff You Missed in History Class. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 14, 20195 min
Nika Riots - Jan. 13, 532
The Nika Riots began in Constantinople on this day in 532. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 13, 20196 min
Schoolhouse Blizzard - Jan. 12, 1888
Jan 12, 20195 min
Oral Arguments in Hernandez v. Texas - Jan. 11, 1954
Jan 11, 20195 min
Caesar Crossed the Rubicon - Jan. 10, 49 BCE
Jan 10, 20195 min
First Modern Circus - Jan. 9, 1768
Jan 9, 20194 min
Karl M. Baer Legally Recognized as Male - Jan.8, 1907
Jan 8, 20194 min
Marian Anderson at the Metropolitan Opera - Jan. 7, 1955
Jan 7, 20195 min
Night of the Big Wind - Jan. 6, 1839
Jan 6, 20194 min
King C. Gillette Born - Jan. 5, 1855
Jan 5, 20193 min
Topsy the Elephant Electrocuted - Jan. 4, 1903
Jan 4, 20195 min
Lucretia Mott Born - Jan. 3, 1793
Jan 3, 20194 min
New Planet Vulcan Announced - Jan. 2, 1860
Jan 2, 20195 min
Lorenzo de' Medici Born - Jan. 1, 1449
Jan 1, 20194 min
Theodosia Burr Alston Disappeared - Dec. 31, 1812
Dec 31, 20185 min
Iroquois Theater Fire - Dec. 30, 1903
Dec 30, 20185 min
Wounded Knee Massacre - Dec. 29, 1890
Dec 29, 20185 min
First Paid Public Screening of Lumière Brothers Films - Dec. 28, 1895
Dec 28, 20185 min
Carry Nation Smashed the Bar at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, KS - Dec. 27, 1900
Dec 27, 20185 min
First Kwanzaa Celebrated - Dec. 26, 1966
Dec 26, 20185 min
Halley's Comet Returned as Predicted - Dec. 25, 1758
Dec 25, 20185 min
Silent Night' performed for the first time - Dec. 24, 1818
Dec 24, 20184 min
First successful living-donor kidney transplantation - Dec. 23, 1954
Dec 23, 20185 min
Alfred Dreyfus Convicted - December 22, 1894
Dec 22, 20185 min
Pan Am Flight 103 Bombed - Dec. 21, 1988
Dec 21, 20184 min
South Carolina Seceded - Dec. 20, 1860
Dec 20, 20185 min
"A Christmas Carol" Published - Dec. 19, 1843
Dec 19, 20184 min
Piltdown Man's "Discovery" Announced - Dec. 18, 1912
Dec 18, 20185 min
Saturnalia - Dec. 17
Dec 17, 20184 min
Boston Tea Party - Dec. 16, 1773
Dec 16, 20185 min
Sitting Bull Killed - Dec. 15, 1890
Dec 15, 20184 min
Roald Amundsen Reaches the South Pole - Dec. 14, 1911
Dec 14, 20184 min
Ibn Battuta Completes His Travelogue - Dec. 13, 1355
Dec 13, 20185 min
Oaks Colliery Explosion - Dec. 12, 1866
Dec 12, 20185 min
Louis XVI Indicted for Treason - Dec. 11, 1792
Dec 11, 20187 min
300 Million Yen Robbery - Dec. 10, 1968
Dec 10, 20184 min
Cretan Autonomous State Established - Dec. 9, 1898
Dec 9, 20184 min
Christina of Sweden born - Dec. 8, 1626
Dec 8, 20185 min
Pearl Harbor Attack - Dec. 7, 1941
Dec 7, 20185 min
Halifax Disaster - Dec. 6, 1917
Dec 6, 20184 min
Mary Celeste Spotted Adrift - Dec. 5, 1872
Dec 5, 20184 min
Rainer Maria Rilke Born - Dec. 4, 1875
Dec 4, 20185 min
Kapenguria Six Trial Began - Dec. 3, 1952
Dec 3, 20185 min
Monroe Doctrine - Dec. 2, 1823
Dec 2, 20184 min
Rosa Parks Refused to Give Up Her Seat - Dec. 1, 1955
Dec 1, 20184 min
Elizabeth I Delivered Golden Speech - Nov. 30, 1601
Nov 30, 20185 min
Zong Massacre - Nov. 29, 1781
Nov 29, 20185 min
Anne Bonny and Mary Read Convicted - November 28, 1720
Nov 28, 20184 min
George Moscone and Harvey Milk Assassinated - Nov. 27, 1978
Nov 27, 20185 min
Archaeologists Entered King Tut's Tomb - Nov. 26, 1922
Nov 26, 20184 min