This Day in History Class

2001 Folgen

1. Joseph Lister performs the first antiseptic surgery - August 12th, 1865

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2. Henry David Thoreau's "Walden" is published - August 9th, 1854

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3. Brian Hyland’s “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” tops the Billboard Hot 100 - August 8th, 1960

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4. Alice Ramsey becomes the first woman to drive across the United States - August 7th, 1909

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5. William Kemmler is executed by electric chair - August 6th, 1890

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6. Ronald Reagan fires more than 11,000 air traffic controllers - August 5th, 1981

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7. Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins her second gold medal in the heptathlon - August 2nd, 1992

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8. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir becomes president of Iceland - August 1st, 1980

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9. MGM’s Leo the Lion roars for the first time - July 31st, 1928

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10. The USS Indianapolis is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine - July 30th, 1945

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11. Flashback episode - July 29th

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12. Grasshoppers devastate Midwestern crops - July 26th, 1931

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13. Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival - July 25th, 1965

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14. The first all-star baseball team plays the Addie Joss Benefit Game - July 24th, 1911

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15. Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered - July 23rd, 1995

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16. The Duke of Wellington defeats “40,000 Frenchmen in 40 minutes” - July 22nd, 1812

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17. The Rosetta Stone is found in Egypt - July 19th, 1799

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18. Nadia Comăneci scores a perfect 10 at the Olympic Games - July 18th, 1976

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19. Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan flies across the Atlantic - July 17th, 1938

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20. The world’s first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City - July 16th, 1935

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