This Day in History Class

2003 Episodes

1. Iodized salt is sold for the first time - May 1st, 1924

   Published: 5/1/2023
2. The first animated electric sign debuts in Times Square - April 28th, 1937

   Published: 4/28/2023
3. President Eisenhower launches the Lavender Scare - April 27th, 1953

   Published: 4/27/2023
4. American blues singer Ma Rainey is born - April 26th, 1886

   Published: 4/26/2023
5. The first guillotine is used to execute a French highwayman - April 25th, 1792

   Published: 4/25/2023
6. Black demonstrators are attacked at a segregated beach in Mississippi - April 24th, 1960

   Published: 4/24/2023
7. The Nintendo Game Boy is released in Japan - April 21st, 1989

   Published: 4/21/2023
8. Flashback episode - April 20th

   Published: 4/20/2023
9. The creator of LSD goes for a harrowing bike ride - April 19th, 1943

   Published: 4/19/2023
10. BBC reports "There is no news today" and plays piano music instead - April 18th, 1930

    Published: 4/18/2023
11. Daffy Duck makes his first appearance in the animated short film "Porky's Duck Hunt" - April 17th, 1937

    Published: 4/17/2023
12. A bathroom mishap sinks a German U-boat- April 14, 1945

    Published: 4/14/2023
13. The U.S. Federal Reserve issues a two-dollar bill - April 13th, 1976

    Published: 4/13/2023
14. A catcher's mask is used in a baseball game for the first time - April 12th, 1877

    Published: 4/12/2023
15. The Barbershop Harmony Society is founded - April 11th, 1938

    Published: 4/11/2023
16. The RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England - April 10th, 1912

    Published: 4/10/2023
17. President Carter halts production of neutron bombs - April 7th, 1978

    Published: 4/7/2023
18. The first modern Olympic Games are held in Athens - April 6th, 1896

    Published: 4/6/2023
19. Radio stations across the globe play "We Are the World" in unison - April 5th, 1985

    Published: 4/5/2023
20. The peace symbol makes its first public appearance - April 4th, 1958

    Published: 4/4/2023