This Day in History Class
Un pódcast de iHeartPodcasts and HowStuffWorks
2001 Episodo
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A cartoon in Harper's Weekly uses the donkey to symbolize the Democratic Party for the first time - January 15th, 1870
Publicado: 15/1/2022 -
The clarinet is invented in Nuremberg, Germany - January 14th, 1690
Publicado: 14/1/2022 -
The Black Friday bushfires claim 71 lives in Australia - January 13th, 1939
Publicado: 13/1/2022 -
A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time - January 12th, 1908
Publicado: 12/1/2022 -
England holds its first national lottery - January 11th, 1569
Publicado: 11/1/2022 -
Clara Peller first asks 'Where's the Beef?' in an ad campaign for Wendy's hamburgers - January 10th, 1984
Publicado: 10/1/2022 -
Columbus mistakes three manatees for mermaids - January 9th, 1493
Publicado: 9/1/2022 -
African American men secure the right to vote in Washington, D.C. - January 8th, 1867
Publicado: 8/1/2022 -
Galileo discovers the moons of Jupiter - January 7th, 1610
Publicado: 7/1/2022 -
Maria Montessori opens her first school in Rome - January 6th, 1907
Publicado: 6/1/2022 -
"Rapper's Delight" becomes the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40 - January 5th, 1980
Publicado: 5/1/2022 -
Two trains collide in the worst rail disaster in Pakistan’s history - January 4th, 1990
Publicado: 4/1/2022 -
Nazi propagandist “Lord Haw-Haw” is executed for treason - January 3rd, 1946
Publicado: 3/1/2022 -
President Nixon sets a national speed limit of 55 MPH - January 2nd, 1974
Publicado: 2/1/2022 -
Johnny Cash plays a concert at San Quentin State Prison - January 1st, 1959
Publicado: 1/1/2022 -
A Victorian dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an Iguanodon - December 31st, 1853
Publicado: 31/12/2021 -
British miners are ordered to replace canaries with electronic carbon monoxide sensors - December 30th, 1986
Publicado: 30/12/2021 -
The first YMCA in the United States opens its doors in Boston - December 29th, 1851
Publicado: 29/12/2021 -
Scottish outlaw Rob Roy dies - December 28th, 1734
Publicado: 28/12/2021 -
The first fire department in the Hawaiian Islands is established - December 27th, 1850
Publicado: 27/12/2021
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.