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    This Day in History Class

    This Day in History Class

    This Day in History Class

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    Length:
    1724 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    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.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 1724 episodes

    Title

    Leopold and Loeb murder Bobby Franks - May 21st, 1924

    On this day in 1924, two wealthy college students abducted and killed a 14-year-old boy...

    10 minutes
    		May 21, 2024

    President Lincoln signs the Homestead Act - May 20th, 1862

    On this day in 1862, the Homestead Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln...

    7 minutes
    		May 20, 2024

    The first Tim Hortons coffee and donut shop opens - May 17th, 1964

    On this day in 1964, the first Tim Horton Donuts shop opened in Hamilton, Ontario.See o...

    10 minutes
    		May 17, 2024

    Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to summit Mount Everest - May 16th, 1975

    On this day in 1975, Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the p...

    9 minutes
    		May 16, 2024

    Gasoline rationing begins in the United States - May 15th, 1942

    On this day in 1942, seventeen U.S. states instituted mandatory gasoline rationing.See ...

    7 minutes
    		May 15, 2024

    A white mob attacks a group of Freedom Riders - May 14th, 1961

    On this day in 1961, a small group of Freedom Riders was attacked by a white mob at the...

    8 minutes
    		May 14, 2024

    The Socialist Party of America nominates a convict for president - May 13th, 1920

    On this day in 1920, the Socialist Party of America nominated Eugene V. Debs as its pre...

    11 minutes
    		May 13, 2024

    The U.S. Supreme Court rules that tomatoes are vegetables - May 10th, 1893

    On this day in 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Nix v. Hedden that tom...

    6 minutes
    		May 10, 2024

    The “Join, or Die” political cartoon is published - May 9th, 1754

    On this day in 1754, Benjamin Franklin published the famous “Join, or Die” political ca...

    9 minutes
    		May 09, 2024

    The Tollund Man is discovered in Denmark - May 8th, 1950

    On this day in 1950, two brothers stumbled upon a well-preserved corpse in a peat bog n...

    7 minutes
    		May 08, 2024