This Day in History Class

2003 Afleveringen

1. The FBI Laboratory concludes its investigation into the lyrics of “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen - May 17th, 1965

   Gepubliceerd: 17-5-2022
2. Congress authorizes the creation of a new American five-cent coin - May 16th, 1866

   Gepubliceerd: 16-5-2022
3. Cardinal Richelieu of France invents the table knife - May 13th, 1637

   Gepubliceerd: 13-5-2022
4. Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill, Jr. is released to theaters - May 12th, 1928

   Gepubliceerd: 12-5-2022
5. An exhumed corpse provides new evidence against the "Queen of Poisoners" serial killer - May 11, 1949

   Gepubliceerd: 11-5-2022
6. Nazis stage massive public book burnings in Germany - May 10th, 1933

   Gepubliceerd: 10-5-2022
7. President Woodrow Wilson proclaims the first official Mother’s Day holiday - May 9th, 1914

   Gepubliceerd: 9-5-2022
8. Yūichirō Miura becomes the first person to ski down Mt. Everest - May 6th, 1970

   Gepubliceerd: 6-5-2022
9. Chanel No. 5 perfume is introduced in Paris - May 5th, 1921

   Gepubliceerd: 5-5-2022
10. UK politicians coin the phrase "May the fourth be with you" to celebrate Margaret Thatcher's election - May 4th, 1979

    Gepubliceerd: 4-5-2022
11. Gary Thuerk sends the first "spam" email - May 3rd, 1978

    Gepubliceerd: 3-5-2022
12. The first modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster is reported - May 2nd, 1933

    Gepubliceerd: 2-5-2022
13. Aretha Franklin releases her rendition of Otis Redding's "Respect" - April 29th, 1967

    Gepubliceerd: 29-4-2022
14. Firefighters use explosives to put out the Devil's Cigarette Lighter well fire - April 28th, 1962

    Gepubliceerd: 28-4-2022
15. John Milton sells the copyright to Paradise Lost for £10 - April 27th, 1667

    Gepubliceerd: 27-4-2022
16. Sybil Ludington rides 40 miles to warn of advancing British soldiers - April 26th, 1778

    Gepubliceerd: 26-4-2022
17. A Soviet leader invites an American schoolgirl to the Soviet Union to soothe her fears about nuclear war - April 25th, 1983

    Gepubliceerd: 25-4-2022
18. The New York World's Fair opens - April 22nd, 1964

    Gepubliceerd: 22-4-2022
19. Rosie Ruiz fakes winning the Boston Marathon - April 21st, 1980

    Gepubliceerd: 21-4-2022
20. Edgar Allan Poe's "Murders in Rue Morgue" is published - April 20th, 1841

    Gepubliceerd: 20-4-2022