This Day in History Class

2001 Afleveringen

1. Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas - April 15th, 1924

   Gepubliceerd: 15-4-2022
2. The El Paso Gunfight leaves four dead in five seconds - April 14th, 1881

   Gepubliceerd: 14-4-2022
3. A deadly hailstorm changes the course of the Hundred Years' War - April 13th, 1360

   Gepubliceerd: 13-4-2022
4. Federal inspectors reveal that "unicorns" at the Ringling Bros. Circus are actually just goats - April 12th, 1985

   Gepubliceerd: 12-4-2022
5. War nearly breaks out after a British lord is kidnapped while vacationing in Greece - April 11th, 1870

   Gepubliceerd: 11-4-2022
6. Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s home run record - April 8th, 1974

   Gepubliceerd: 8-4-2022
7. The metric system is officially adopted by France - April 7th, 1795

   Gepubliceerd: 7-4-2022
8. Post-it Notes go on sale for the first time - April 6th, 1980

   Gepubliceerd: 6-4-2022
9. The sole survivor of a German U-boat attack is rescued after 133 days at sea - April 5th, 1943

   Gepubliceerd: 5-4-2022
10. William Henry Harrison becomes the first U.S. President to die in office - April 4th, 1841

    Gepubliceerd: 4-4-2022
11. The BBC fools viewers into believing that spaghetti grows on trees - April 1st, 1957

    Gepubliceerd: 1-4-2022
12. "Oklahoma!" premieres on Broadway - March 31st, 1943

    Gepubliceerd: 31-3-2022
13. The U.S. buys Alaska from Russia - March 30th, 1867

    Gepubliceerd: 30-3-2022
14. Chinese farmers happen upon the Terracotta Army while digging a well - March 29th, 1974

    Gepubliceerd: 29-3-2022
15. Swedish author Astrid Lindgren sprains her ankle and begins writing Pippi Longstocking - March 28th, 1944

    Gepubliceerd: 28-3-2022
16. Billboard magazine introduces the "Hillbilly Hits" music chart - March 25th, 1939

    Gepubliceerd: 25-3-2022
17. Civil rights leader Dorothy Height is born - March 24th, 1912

    Gepubliceerd: 24-3-2022
18. John William Draper reveals the first detailed photos of the moon - March 23rd, 1840

    Gepubliceerd: 23-3-2022
19. A garbage barge sets sail on a five-month journey in search of a place to unload - March 22nd, 1987

    Gepubliceerd: 22-3-2022
20. A fire destroys almost the entire city of New Orleans - March 21st, 1788

    Gepubliceerd: 21-3-2022