This Day in History Class

2001 Afleveringen

1. Band Aid records the controversial charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - November 25th, 1984

   Gepubliceerd: 25-11-2022
2. Joseph Glidden receives a patent for the first commercially successful barbed wire - November 24th, 1874

   Gepubliceerd: 24-11-2022
3. Thespis of Icaria becomes the world's first actor - November 23rd, 534 BC

   Gepubliceerd: 23-11-2022
4. Carl Eliason patents the "motor toboggan," the precursor to the snowmobile - November 22nd, 1927

   Gepubliceerd: 22-11-2022
5. The first manned flight in a hot air balloon takes place over Paris - November 21st, 1783

   Gepubliceerd: 21-11-2022
6. U.S. Catholic bishops relax the rule against eating meat on Fridays - November 18th, 1966

   Gepubliceerd: 18-11-2022
7. Kaiser Wilhelm II bans German soldiers from dancing the tango - November 17th, 1913

   Gepubliceerd: 17-11-2022
8. Earth's first message for extraterrestrials is sent into space - November 16th, 1974

   Gepubliceerd: 16-11-2022
9. Cartoonist Al Capp creates Sadie Hawkins Day - November 15th, 1937

   Gepubliceerd: 15-11-2022
10. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is first published as a book - November 14th, 1883

    Gepubliceerd: 14-11-2022
11. An adulterous couple is paraded through a Dutch village in a dung cart - November 11th, 1961

    Gepubliceerd: 11-11-2022
12. Sesame Street makes its broadcast debut - November 10th, 1969

    Gepubliceerd: 10-11-2022
13. The Professional Golfers' Association of America repeals its "caucasians only" rule - November 9th, 1961

    Gepubliceerd: 9-11-2022
14. Venetian glassmakers are forced to move to the island of Murano - November 8th, 1291

    Gepubliceerd: 8-11-2022
15. Montana suffragist Jeanette Rankin becomes the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress - November 7th, 1916

    Gepubliceerd: 7-11-2022
16. James and John Ritty patent the first cash register - November 4th, 1879

    Gepubliceerd: 4-11-2022
17. Black Bart robs his last stagecoach - November 3rd, 1883

    Gepubliceerd: 3-11-2022
18. Game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to cheating - November 2nd, 1959

    Gepubliceerd: 2-11-2022
19. The Motion Picture Association of America introduces the film-rating system - November 1st, 1968

    Gepubliceerd: 1-11-2022
20. The "Candyman" killer hands out poisoned treats on Halloween - October 31st, 1974

    Gepubliceerd: 31-10-2022