This Day in History Class

2001 Folgen

1. Duquesne Spy Ring sentenced / Nixon sets 55mph national speed limit - January 2nd Flashback

   Vom: 2.1.2024
2. Frankenstein published / Johnny Cash plays a concert at San Quentin State Prison - January 1st Flashback

   Vom: 1.1.2024
3. Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe loses part of his nose in a sword duel - December 29th, 1566

   Vom: 29.12.2023
4. H. L. Mencken perpetrates the Bathtub Hoax - December 28th, 1917

   Vom: 28.12.2023
5. The U.S. government seizes control of Montgomery Ward - December 27th, 1944

   Vom: 27.12.2023
6. The Great Blizzard buries New York City - December 26th, 1947

   Vom: 26.12.2023
7. St. Francis of Assisi sets up the first Nativity scene - December 25th, 1223

   Vom: 25.12.2023
8. Edward Johnson gives the first demonstration of electric Christmas tree lights - December 22nd, 1882

   Vom: 22.12.2023
9. Elvis Presley meets Richard Nixon - December 21st, 1970

   Vom: 21.12.2023
10. Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” premieres - December 20th, 1946

    Vom: 20.12.2023
11. Jonathan R. Davis single-handedly kills 11 armed outlaws - December 19th, 1854

    Vom: 19.12.2023
12. Kenneth LeBel jumps 17 barrels on ice skates - December 18th, 1965

    Vom: 18.12.2023
13. The APA stops classifying homosexuality as a mental illness - December 15th, 1973

    Vom: 15.12.2023
14. Agatha Christie is found alive and well after having gone missing for 11 days - December 14th, 1926

    Vom: 14.12.2023
15. The Haribo candy company is founded - December 13th, 1920

    Vom: 13.12.2023
16. Leonardo da Vinci's notebook sells for over $5 million at auction - December 12th, 1980

    Vom: 12.12.2023
17. Edward VIII abdicates the British throne - December 11th, 1936

    Vom: 11.12.2023
18. Mexican painter Diego Rivera is born - December 8th, 1886

    Vom: 8.12.2023
19. Carl Douglas' "Kung Fu Fighting" hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 - December 7th, 1974

    Vom: 7.12.2023
20. The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Expatriation Act - December 6th, 1915

    Vom: 6.12.2023