This Day in History Class

2001 Afleveringen

1. North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung dies - July 8th, 1994

   Gepubliceerd: 8-7-2022
2. Sandra Day O’Connor is nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court - July 7th, 1981

   Gepubliceerd: 7-7-2022
3. Notorious pirate Captain William Kidd is captured in Boston - July 6th, 1699

   Gepubliceerd: 6-7-2022
4. The first bikini swimsuit makes its debut in Paris - July 5th, 1946

   Gepubliceerd: 5-7-2022
5. Booker T. Washington opens the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama - July 4th, 1881

   Gepubliceerd: 4-7-2022
6. The U.S. Postal Service introduces the ZIP Code - July 1st, 1963

   Gepubliceerd: 1-7-2022
7. French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope - June 30th, 1859

   Gepubliceerd: 30-6-2022
8. The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docks with the Russian space station Mir - June 29th, 1995

   Gepubliceerd: 29-6-2022
9. Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone - June 28th, 1846

   Gepubliceerd: 28-6-2022
10. The first Newbery Medal for children’s literature is awarded - June 27th, 1922

    Gepubliceerd: 27-6-2022
11. Pablo Picasso's first major exhibition opens in Paris - June 24th, 1901

    Gepubliceerd: 24-6-2022
12. The Charlie Daniels Band releases its hit single "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" - June 23rd, 1979

    Gepubliceerd: 23-6-2022
13. English explorer Henry Hudson is set adrift by mutineers - June 22nd, 1611

    Gepubliceerd: 22-6-2022
14. The U.S. Supreme Court rules that burning the American flag is protected under the First Amendment - June 21st, 1989

    Gepubliceerd: 21-6-2022
15. British captives are imprisoned overnight in the "Black Hole of Calcutta" - June 20th, 1756

    Gepubliceerd: 20-6-2022
16. The College Board introduces its first standardized test - June 17th, 1901

    Gepubliceerd: 17-6-2022
17. The Victoria Hall Disaster - June 16th, 1883

    Gepubliceerd: 16-6-2022
18. The Danish flag allegedly falls from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse - June 15th, 1219

    Gepubliceerd: 15-6-2022
19. The words "under God" are added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance - June 14th, 1954

    Gepubliceerd: 14-6-2022
20. Thurgood Marshall is nominated as justice to the U.S. Supreme Court - June 13th, 1967

    Gepubliceerd: 13-6-2022