This Day in History Class

On this day in 1950, the laugh track made its TV debut on “The Hank McCune Show.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1899, Carnation evaporated milk was produced for the first time in Kent, Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1991, a group of AIDS activists draped a giant, inflatable condom over the home of North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1833, a 10-year-old boy named Barney Flaherty took a job as America’s first newsboy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1963, the first message was sent on the Moscow-to-Washington hotline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1914, the Women’s Defense Relief Corps was established in Britain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1830, American engineer Peter Cooper raced his "Tom Thumb” locomotive against a horse-drawn railroad car. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1955, the first copies of “The Guinness Book of Records” were printed and distributed for free in pubs across England and Ireland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1939, the first televised professional baseball game was broadcast from an experimental TV station in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1784, four counties in western North Carolina declared their independence as the State of Franklin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, the animated short “The Skeleton Dance” held its official premiere at the Roxy Theatre in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1883, three powerful tornadoes wreaked havoc in southeast Minnesota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, a NASA rocket launched the Voyager 2 space probe from Cape Canaveral, Florida.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1791, American author and astronomer Benjamin Banneker wrote a 1,400-word letter to Thomas Jefferson, challenging his views on slavery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1843, the Tivoli Gardens amusement park opened its gates for the first time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1911, pioneering Black journalist Ethel Lois Payne was born in Chicago, Illinois.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, according to German legend, a circus performer named Otto Witte conned his way onto the Albanian throne.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1865, British surgeon Joseph Lister introduced a new technique to help prevent surgical infections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1854, Henry David Thoreau’s classic book “Walden, or, A Life in the Woods” was published for the first time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, the novelty song “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” hit No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1909, New Jersey homemaker Alice Ramsey completed her historic cross-country road trip. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1890, convicted killer William Kemmler became the first person to be executed by electrocution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 air traffic controllers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1992, American athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee became the first woman to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals in the heptathlon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1980, Icelandic politician Vigdís Finnbogadóttir became the first woman in the world to be elected president.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1928, MGM Studios’ mascot Leo the Lion roared for the first time on the big screen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1931, massive swarms of grasshoppers created chaos for Midwestern farmers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1965, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan created controversy by using an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1911, an all-star baseball team played a benefit game for the family of fallen pitcher Addie Joss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1995, amateur astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp independently and simultaneously discovered a comet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1812, the Duke of Wellington’s British forces defeated the French at the Battle of Salamanca in Spain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1799, French soldiers discovered a stone slab inscribed with ancient writing near the town of Rosetta, Egypt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1976, Romanian athlete Nadia Comăneci became the first female gymnast in Olympic history to score a 10 for her performance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1938, American aviator Douglas Corrigan began his “wrong way” flight from New York to Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1935, the first mechanical parking meters were installed in downtown Oklahoma City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1922, the duck-billed platypus was exhibited for the first time in the U.S. at the Bronx Zoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1976, the long-running TV game show “Family Feud” aired for the first time on ABC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, the burning wreckage of America’s first space station crashed into the Indian Ocean and across Western Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1962, Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin patented the V-shaped three-point safety belt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1776, the New York Sons of Liberty tore down a statue of British monarch George III.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1881, according to culinary legend, the first ice cream sundae was made at Ed Berners’ soda fountain in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1844, Icelandic fishermen killed the last remaining pair of great auk seabirds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1982, amateur pilot Larry Walters launched himself skyward using a lawn chair and several dozen weather balloons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, the original Sony Walkman portable cassette player was released in Japan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1942, the FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had infiltrated the United States by submarine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1948, Shirley Jackson's seminal short story "The Lottery" was first published in “The New Yorker.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1874, self-taught illustrator and Kewpie Doll creator Rose O’Neill was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1873, American author and inventor Mark Twain received a patent for a new kind of scrapbook.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1948, Columbia Records released the first long-playing vinyl record, or LP.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, "The Huckleberry Hound Show" became the first animated TV series to win an Emmy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 240 BC, ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of the Earth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1873, American suffragist Susan B. Anthony was found guilty of voting illegally in the 1872 presidential election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1242, at the direction of King Louis IX, all known copies of the Talmud in France were burned.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution adopting an official flag for the United States of America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1922, American farmer Charles Osborne started hiccupping and didn’t stop until 68 years later.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1897, Swiss cutler Karl Elsener was granted a patent for what would later be known as the Swiss Army Knife.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1959, the world’s first hovercraft set off on its maiden voyage from the Isle of Wight.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1866, Native American tribal leader Chief Seattle died at the Suquamish Reservation in Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1892, the first "L" train in Chicago made its inaugural journey through the city.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1887, American anthropologist Ruth Fulton Benedict was born in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1937, Sylvan Goldman introduced the world’s first shopping cart at his Humpty Dumpty supermarket chain in Oklahoma City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1888, Ernest Thayer’s “Casey at the Bat” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1859, the world famous Big Ben clock bell rang out over London for the first time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1593, English playwright Christoper Marlowe was stabbed to death in a London tavern.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “The Rite of Spring” made its inauspicious debut at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1912, 16 women were dismissed from the Curtis Publishing Company for dancing the Turkey Trot on their lunch break. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1986, American inventor Lonnie Johnson received a patent for the iconic Super Soaker water gun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1900, William H. Carney was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravely defending the American flag during the Civil War. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1570, Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius published the world’s first modern atlas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1924, two wealthy college students abducted and killed a 14-year-old boy in an effort to commit a “perfect crime.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1862, the Homestead Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1964, the first Tim Horton Donuts shop opened in Hamilton, Ontario.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1975, Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1942, seventeen U.S. states instituted mandatory gasoline rationing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1961, a small group of Freedom Riders was attacked by a white mob at the Greyhound depot in Anniston, Alabama.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1920, the Socialist Party of America nominated Eugene V. Debs as its presidential candidate.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Nix v. Hedden that tomatoes are vegetables, not fruits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1754, Benjamin Franklin published the famous “Join, or Die” political cartoon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1950, two brothers stumbled upon a well-preserved corpse in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1965, in a fit of nocturnal inspiration, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards wrote “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1954, British medical student Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, the California Senate passed a law restricting the property ownership rights of Asian immigrants.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1946, six inmates at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary carried out the most violent escape attempt in the prison’s history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1840, the introduction of the Penny Black postage stamp revolutionized the British postal system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1952, Mr. Potato Head became the first toy to be advertised on television.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, the world famous Peace rose was introduced to gardeners at a special ceremony in Pasadena, California. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1941, the Chicago Cubs became the first Major League team to have live organ music performed at a ballgame.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1901, New York became the first state in the U.S. to require license plates on motor vehicles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1982, American actress Jane Fonda released her first exercise video, “Jane Fonda’s Workout.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1963, white civil rights activist William Moore was shot to death at a highway rest stop in Alabama.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1878, the White House hosted its first official Easter Egg Roll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1782, the Dutch Republic became the second nation to officially recognize the sovereignty of the United States.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1906, a powerful earthquake devastated San Francisco, California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1942, French General Henri Giraud made a daring escape from a Nazi stronghold in Saxony, Germany. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1972, giant pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing moved into their new home at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1817, America’s first permanent school for deaf children opened in Hartford, Connecticut.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1633, the banana made its British debut in the window of a London apothecary.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1939, world-renowned Black opera singer Marian Anderson performed on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1986, actor and director Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, Private First Class Sadao Munemori was killed in action near Seravezza, Italy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1928, Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1996, FBI agents raided the remote Montana cabin of Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1902, Thomas Lincoln Tally opened the first dedicated movie theater in Los Angeles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1974, the residents of Sitka, Alaska, were fooled into thinking that a nearby volcano was erupting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1848, an ice jam in Lake Erie caused Niagara Falls to slow to a trickle.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1910, French amateur pilot Henri Fabre made the first successful seaplane flight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1973, Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather declined an Academy Award on behalf of Marlon Brando.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1885, Jeanette Pickersgill became the first person to be legally cremated in Britain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1983, Michael Jackson performed the moonwalk for the first time at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the U.S. Senate and sent to the states for ratification. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these March 21st flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1995, Michael Jordan announced his return to professional basketball by releasing a two-word statement: “I’m back.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1966, the Scott Paper Company launched a promotion for disposable paper dresses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park was established as the first underwater nature preserve in the United States. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1863, American folk hero Casey Jones was born in southeastern Missouri. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1877, amateur inventor Chester Greenwood received a patent for his new and improved style of earmuffs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1868, Prince Alfred of Edinburgh survived an attempt on his life during a visit to Sydney, Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1961, Mattel introduced the Ken doll at the International Toy Fair in New York City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1917, the U.S. Senate adopted a rule that allowed a two-thirds majority to cut off debate and force a vote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1955, American comedian Phyllis Diller made her professional debut at the Purple Onion nightclub in San Francisco. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1836, the Mexican army defeated a group of Texas rebels at the Battle of the Alamo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1963, the Wham-O toy company received a patent for the Hula Hoop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1952, American writer Ernest Hemingway finished the manuscript for his classic novella “The Old Man and the Sea.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1983, the Swatch Group released its first collection of watches in Zürich, Switzerland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1288, according to Scottish legend, Queen Margaret passed a law allowing women to propose marriage to men on Leap Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1995, the Denver International Airport officially opened to the public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1964, the Italian government began accepting proposals for how to save the Leaning Tower of Pisa from collapsing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1928, legendary musician Antoine "Fats" Domino Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima, six Marines planted the U.S. flag at the summit of Mount Suribachi.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1876, Native American writer and activist Zitkála-Šá was born.  --- On this day in 1861, after losing a bet, Edward Payson Weston embarked on a 478-mile walk from Boston to Washington D.C.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1986, the original “Legend of Zelda" video game was released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1939, a crowd of 20,000 Nazi sympathizers staged a rally in Madison Square Garden in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1953, the State of Georgia created the first literature censorship board in the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1932, Illinois farmer James Markham received the first fruit tree patent for his hybrid peach tree.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1943, the now-famous “We Can Do It!” poster was first displayed in several Westinghouse factories.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1962, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave the first televised tour of the White House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1923, the New York Renaissance basketball team was formed in Harlem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1994, Edvard Munch's world-famous painting “The Scream" was stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1895, the first game of volleyball was played at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1968, white state troopers shot and killed three unarmed Black students on a college campus in Orangeburg, South Carolina.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1976, “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon claimed the top spot on the U.S. singles chart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1938, three massive waves created chaos on Australia’s Bondi Beach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, U.S. forces began a secret operation to distribute Allied propaganda through Germany’s own postal service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Very Special Episodes, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie.” Follow Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday. Listen here or on the iHeartRadio app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, New York City’s Grand Central Terminal was officially opened to the public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1884, the first section of the Oxford English Dictionary was published, covering the words “a” through “ant.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, American soldier Edward Slovik was shot to death for deserting his post.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 9 BC, the Altar of Peace was dedicated in Rome as a tribute to Caesar Augustus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, the Seeing Eye was established as the first guide dog training school in the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1892, pioneering aviator Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1759, celebrated poet Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Scotland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1908, the first installment of Robert Baden-Powell’s “Scouting for Boys” was published in England.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1968, the USS Pueblo and its 83 crew members were captured at sea by North Korean forces.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1997, Tulsa resident Lottie Williams was struck by falling debris from a Delta II rocket.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1943, legendary rock singer Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur, Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1975, the groundbreaking sitcom "The Jeffersons" aired for the first time on CBS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1917, Denmark sold the islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix to the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1547, 16-year-old Ivan Vasilyevich was proclaimed the first tsar of Russia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1951, Ilse Koch was sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1863, Hindu spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda was born in Kolkata, India. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1922, Canadian teenager Leonard Thompson became the first diabetic patient to be treated with insulin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1952, Cecil B. DeMille's "The Greatest Show on Earth" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1868, the last ship to take British convicts to Australia arrived at the port of Fremantle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1811, the German Coast Uprising, a slave revolt in modern-day Louisiana, began.On this day in 1867, the U.S. Congress passed the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill, granting African American men the right to vote for the first time in the nation’s history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1893, blues and folk musician Elizabeth Cotten was born near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.On this day in 1980, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became the first hip hop song ever to break into the Billboard Top 40.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topsy the Elephant was electrocuted on this day in 1903.On this day in 1809, French educator Louis Braille, namesake of the Braille reading and writing system, was born.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1848, Black American merchant Joseph Jenkins Roberts was sworn in as the first president of Liberia.On this day in 1946, William Joyce, better known to the British as Lord Haw-Haw, was put to death for betraying his country on behalf of Nazi Germany.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1942, thirty-three members of a Nazi spy ring headed by Frederick Joubert Duquesne were sentenced to serve time in prison. --- On this day in 1974, President Richard Nixon established a maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour on every highway in the United States.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1818, Mary Shelley's debut novel, "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus," was first published. --- On this day in 1959, musician Johnny Cash rang in the new year by performing live at San Quentin State Prison in California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1566, eccentric astronomer Tycho Brahe lost a large chunk of his nose in a swordfight with his third cousin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1917, Baltimore journalist Henry L. Mencken published a faux history of the bathtub titled “A Neglected Anniversary.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1944, the Roosevelt administration seized control of the Montgomery Ward company for a second time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1947, a record-breaking snowstorm wreaked havoc in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1223, St. Francis created the world's first Nativity scene in Greccio, Italy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1882, the first Christmas tree with electric lights was displayed at the home of Edward Hibberd Johnson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1970, rock icon Elvis Presley met with President Richard Nixon at the White House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1946, Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" premiered at the Globe Theatre in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1854, Captain Jonathan Davis squared off against 14 bandits in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1965, American speed skater Ken LeBel set a world record by jumping over 17 barrels while wearing ice skates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1973, the American Psychiatric Association reversed its stance on homosexuality, declaring that it is not a mental illness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1926, acclaimed novelist Agatha Christie resurfaced after a mysterious 11-day disappearance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1920, Hans Riegel founded the Haribo candy company in Bonn, Germany.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1980, a notebook containing writings and illustrations by Leonardo da Vinci was sold at auction for $5.1 million. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1936, Edward VIII became the first monarch in British history to give up the throne voluntarily.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1886, renowned muralist Diego Rivera was born in Guanajuato, Mexico. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1974, “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas kicked its way to the top spot on the U.S. singles chart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1915, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law revoking the citizenship of American women who married noncitizens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1951, the Park-O-Mat driverless parking garage opened in Washington, D.C.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1971, the Montreux Casino burned to the ground during a concert by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1909, the first Christmas savings account was opened at the Carlisle Trust Company in Pennsylvania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elizabeth I delivered her "Golden Speech" on this day in 1601.On this day in 1966, the east Caribbean island of Barbados gained its independence from the United Kingdom.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1847, a group of Cayuse tribespeople killed 13 people at the Whitman Mission, as they believed that physician and religious leader Marcus Whitman was deliberately spreading measles.On this day in 1775, physician and amateur chemist James Jay invented a new kind of invisible ink, which was later put to use in the American War of Independence.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Bonny and Mary Read were convicted of piracy on this day in 1720. You can find more to the story in the August 15, 2016 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1967, astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell became the first person to detect a radio pulsar.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1810, Theodore Hook the sent a multitude of goods and service providers to the home of Mrs. Tottenham at 54 Berners Street in London as a prank.On this day in 1868, at dawn, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer led a surprise attack on a peaceful Cheyenne village along the Washita River in what is now Oklahoma.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1914, physical therapist and inventor Bessie Blount was born.On this day in 1642, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman recorded the first European sighting of the island now known as Tasmania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1883, Mexican painter José Clemente Orozco was born.On this day in 1889, an early forerunner of the modern jukebox was installed for public use at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco, California.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blackbeard was killed on this day in 1718. There's more to the story in the May 5, 2014 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1968, during a turbulent year for race relations in America, actors William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols shared a prominent kiss on an episode of Star Trek. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1953, the Piltdown Man, supposedly the remains of a missing evolutionary link between apes and humans, was revealed to be a hoax in the press.On this day in 1934, at 17-years-old, Ella Fitzgerald became the first female performer to win Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A whale sank the Essex on this day in 1820. There's more in the Sep. 27, 2010 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1695, Afro-Brazilian anti-resistance leader Zumbi was executed by the Portuguese. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1953, the Irish government evacuated the last remaining residents of the Blasket Islands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1532, the last ruler of the Inca Empire was captured by Spanish conquistadors at the Battle of Cajamarca.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1867, the world’s first stock ticker was unveiled at the New York Stock Exchange.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to attend a previously all-white school in New Orleans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1940, Walt Disney's "Fantasia" premiered at the Broadway Theatre in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1908, the first Gideons Bibles were placed at the Superior Hotel in Montana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1990, the IRS seized Willie Nelson’s properties in six states for non-payment of taxes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1939, a German carpenter tried to kill Adolf Hitler. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1965, the Pillsbury Doughboy appeared in his first TV commercial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1990, an arson fire swept through the Universal Studios backlot.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1948, the Chicago Tribune wrongly declared Thomas Dewey the winner of the previous day’s presidential election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1988, a rogue computer program was unleashed on the Internet for the first time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1959, Jacques Plante became the first goalie to wear a face mask during an NHL game.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1589, alleged werewolf Peter Stumpp was put to death in Bedburg, Germany.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, “Garfield’s Halloween Adventure” aired for the first time on CBS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1954, the King of the Monsters made his big screen debut when the original “Godzilla” premiered in Nagoya, Japan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1973, the infamous island prison of Alcatraz was opened to the public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1944, the first kamikaze bombers sank an American warship at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1593, a Spanish soldier fell asleep in the Philippines and supposedly woke up in Mexico just a few seconds later. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1935, American gangster Dutch Schultz was ambushed at the Palace Chop House in Newark, New Jersey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1968, Dick Fosbury used a revolutionary high jump technique to win a gold medal at the Mexico City Olympic Games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, the first Blockbuster video rental store opened in Dallas, Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1898, American troops raised the U.S. flag over Puerto Rico. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1943, after a year of grueling labor, the two sides of the Burma Railway were joined at the Konkoita POW camp in Thailand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1869, a 10-foot-tall stone giant was unearthed on a farm in Cardiff, New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1860, James Wallace Black took a photo of Boston from a hot air balloon 1,200 feet in the air.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, Douglas Adams published his comedic sci-fi masterpiece "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1865, Paul Bogle led hundreds of Black Jamaican protestors in the Morant Bay Rebellion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1865, American inventor John Wesley Hyatt received a patent for an imitation ivory pool ball. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1992, a meteorite the size of a bowling ball crashed into a parked Chevy Malibu in a suburb of Peekskill, New York.Che Guevara was executed on this day in 1967.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, William Sianis allegedly put a curse on the Chicago Cubs after he and his pet goat were ejected from Wrigley Field.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1974, American Dave Kunst became the first known person to circumnavigate the globe on foot.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1915, President Woodrow Wilson established the Dinosaur National Monument to protect one of the world’s richest known fossil beds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1942, Nazi Germany successfully fired the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1950, Charles Schulz’s beloved “Peanuts” comic strip began its record-setting, 50-year run.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1829, Scotland Yard was founded as the headquarters of Greater London’s Metropolitan Police.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1850, an act of Congress outlawed the practice of flogging within the U.S. Navy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1937, the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School opened in Albion, New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1963, the Alabama Supreme Court upheld the contempt conviction of Mary Hamilton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, esteemed broadcast journalist Barbara Walters was born in Boston, Massachusetts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1888, "National Geographic Magazine" began publication as the official journal of the National Geographic Society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1780, American General Benedict Arnold agreed to betray his country in exchange for £20,000 and a high rank in the British army.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, during an infamous episode of “Happy Days,” Henry Winkler’s Fonzie jumped over a shark while on water skis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1959, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev lost his composure after being told that he could not go to Disneyland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1973, Jimmy Carter filed a report claiming he had seen an unidentified flying object four years earlier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1971, the long-running detective series “Columbo” premiered on NBC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the poem that later became America’s national anthem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1899, Henry Hale Bliss was fatally struck by a taxicab.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1952, seven people encountered a mysterious creature on a farm in Flatwoods, West Virginia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1992, a Category 4 hurricane devastated the Hawaiian island of Kauai.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Delano Grape Strike began on this day in 1965.On this day in 1504, Michelangelo's David was unveiled to the public. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pirates raided the Ganj-i-Sawai on this day in 1695. There's more in the May 9, 2018 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "Henry Every, Successful Pyrate."On this day in 1936, the last thylacine, aka Tasmanian tiger, died at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1651, after fleeing for his life following his defeat at the Battle of Worcester, Charles II, the King of Scotland and rightful King of England, took refuge in a tall oak tree.On this day in 1877, jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden was born in New Orleans. Learn more about Buddy on the December 19th, 2018 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Hippie" was first used in print with its current meaning on this day in 1965.On this day in 1976, The Muppet Show, created by American puppeteer and filmmaker Jim Henson, made its world premiere on ITV stations throughout the United Kingdom.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A series of events known as the Peekskill Riots ended on this day in 1949.On this day in 1888, American entrepreneur George Eastman received a patent for the world's first camera designed to use rolls of film.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An error during a crash dive led to a catastrophe aboard the submarine USS S-5 on this day in 1920. There's more to the story in the November 26, 2014 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1969, the Free Officers Movement overthrew King Idris I, and Muammar Gaddafi assumed power.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mary Ann Nichols was murdered on this day in 1888, the first canonical victim of Jack the Ripper.On this day in 1963, the prime minister of Singapore declared de facto independence for the country.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

England's master gardener, Lancelot "Capability" Brown, was baptized on this day in 1716.On this day in 1892, the steamship Moravia arrived in New York from Hamburg, Germany, where a cholera epidemic was happening.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in history, race car driver Wendell Scott was born in Virginia. Learn more about Scott in a two-part episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1911, the last surviving member of the Yahi people was found, on the brink of starvation, near a slaughterhouse in Oroville, California.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emmett Till was murdered on this day in 1955. For a longer look at the story, listen to the August 28, 2017 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "The Motherhood of Mamie Till-Mobley."On this day in history, one of the largest recorded geomagnetic storms, known as the Carrington event, began.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Great Moon Hoax began on this day in 1835. There are many more details in the March 30 and April 1, 2015, episodes of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1925, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters held its first meeting. Learn more about the Brotherhood in an episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class at https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/the-brotherhood-of-sleeping-car-porters.htm ---  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1995, Microsoft launched its revolutionary Windows 95 operating system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1305, Sir William Wallace was put to death in London for alleged treason against King Edward I of England.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt became the first American president to make a public appearance riding in an automobile.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1614, notorious serial killer Elizabeth Báthory was found dead in Čachtice Castle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1868, French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovered an unknown element while observing a solar eclipse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1653, French finance minister Nicolas Fouquet hosted an ill-advised party at his new palatial estate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1841, an angry mob gathered outside the White House and burned an effigy of President John Tyler.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1877, Thomas Edison proposed saying “hello” when greeting someone on the telephone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1953, David Nelson Mullany created the first working prototype of the Wiffle Ball.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1992, the Mall of America had its grand opening in Bloomington, Minnesota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1835, a mob of hundreds of white men used a team of oxen to pull an integrated schoolhouse off its foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1930, beloved cartoon character Betty Boop made her big-screen debut in the animated short “Dizzy Dishes.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1975, American geochemist Wallace Broecker coined the term “global warming.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1888, American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted a patent for the revolving door.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1983, New York Yankees’ right fielder Dave Winfield was arrested for accidentally killing a seagull.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, after more than a year without service, residents of the Paradise Lakes nudist resort started receiving mail again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1876, legendary lawman “Wild Bill” Hickok was shot in the back of the head while playing poker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1961, the original Six Flags theme park had its soft opening in Arlington, Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1971, NASA astronauts drove a Lunar Roving Vehicle on the Moon for the first time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1932, the pre-Code horror film “White Zombie” premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1949, the world’s first jet-powered airliner made its inaugural test flight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1775, the U.S. postal system was established by the Second Continental Congress.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1956, the Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria and the Swedish ocean liner Stockholm collided off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1851, Great Britain’s wildly unpopular window tax was finally repealed after 156 years on the books.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 356 BC, a mysterious anarchist named Herostratus set fire to the world-renowned Temple of Artemis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1941, a group of badly burned airmen in the Royal Air Force established "The Guinea Pig Club."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1903, French bicycler Maurice Garin took first place at the inaugural Tour de France.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1955, a ceremony commemorating the first sale of atomic electricity was held at a power plant in West Milton, New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1902, mechanical engineer Willis Carrier completed his design for what would become the first modern air conditioner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1865, British climber Edward Whymper and six companions completed the first ascent of the Matterhorn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, a citywide power outage created total chaos in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, the Ohio Art Company released a new mechanical drawing toy called the Etch A Sketch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1987, the United Nations proclaimed a newborn boy the world’s five billionth inhabitant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, a weather observer in Death Valley measured a record high temperature of 134°F.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1898, President William McKinley signed a joint resolution annexing the Hawaiian islands to the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these July 6th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you tomorrow for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these July 5th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you Friday for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these July 4th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1986, President Ronald Reagan rededicated the Statue of Liberty in honor of its centennial anniversary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1936, the novel “Gone With the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell was first published by the Macmillan Company.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, an early sports mascot named the San Diego Chicken made his triumphant return to professional baseball.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1874, all branches of the Freedmen’s Bank closed their doors for good. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1871, the yen became the national currency of Japan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1974, products marked with barcodes were sold for the first time at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1989, Tim Burton’s Batman made its theatrical debut.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1847, according to culinary legend, American sailor Hanson Gregory invented the ring-shaped doughnut. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick became the first woman to skydive from an airplane.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these June 20th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you tomorrow for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1910, Father's Day was celebrated for the first time in Spokane, Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1961, Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected from the Soviet Union at an airport in Paris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1992, during a campaign stop at a New Jersey elementary school, Vice President Dan Quayle misspelled the word “potato.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1954, the United States conducted the first in a series of nationwide civil defense tests known as Operation Alert.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1886, the body of Bavarian king Ludwig II was found floating in Lake Starnberg, just south of Munich. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, hang glider pilot and amateur cyclist Bryan Allen made the first human-powered flight across the English Channel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1902, America's first coin-operated cafeteria opened in Philadelphia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1516, Pope Leo X’s favorite pet, a rare white elephant named Hanno, passed away at the age of seven. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1982, Elvis Presley’s Memphis home was opened to the public for tours. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1813, British forces launched a surprise attack on U.S. troops encamped at Stoney Creek, Ontario. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, the Green Belt Movement began with the planting of seven trees at Kamukunji Park in Nairobi, Kenya.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed into law the Indian Citizenship Act, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1813, after being mortally wounded at the Battle of Boston Harbor, Captain James Lawrence issued his final command: “Don’t give up the ship.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1790, the first U.S. federal copyright law was signed into effect by President George Washington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these May 30th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you tomorrow for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1930, the U.S. War Department insisted that Black mothers and widows must travel on segregated boats in order to visit their loved ones’ graves in Europe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono began a week-long bed-in for peace at a hotel in Montreal, Canada. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1994, the ashes of Pennsylvania native George Swanson were buried in the driver’s seat of his beloved sports car. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1970, Soviet engineers began drilling the deepest man-made hole ever dug.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1796, George and Martha Washington offered a $10 reward for the capture of an escaped enslaved woman named Ona Judge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1856, Congressman Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner with a metal-tipped cane.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1928, more than 15,000 people attended a now-annual frog jumping contest in Calaveras County, California. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1927, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre opened on Hollywood Boulevard, marking the debut of one of the world’s most iconic cinemas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1620, English traveler Peter Mundy wrote the earliest known description of a carousel ride. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole was first reported in the scientific journal Nature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1969, Justice Abe Fortas stepped down from the Supreme Court due to his involvement in a financial scandal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1978, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it would no longer name hurricanes exclusively after women.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1947, the B.F. Goodrich Company announced its development of a tubeless car tire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1999, beloved children’s author Shel Silverstein died of a heart attack at his home in Key West, Florida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first commercially produced birth control pill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1886, Coca-Cola was sold for the first time at a pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1809, Mary Kies became the first woman in the United States to receive a patent in her own name. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1873, a toll bridge in Dixon, Illinois, collapsed into the Rock River and took a crowd of more than 200 people with it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1966, late-night talk show host Johnny Carson and actress Eva Gabor demonstrated how to play a new party game called Twister.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1935, thousands of Filipino peasants staged a rebellion in the agricultural region of Central Luzon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1924, the first iodized salt in the U.S. went on sale at Michigan grocery stores. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1937, the first animated electric sign was installed on Broadway in New York City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1953, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order that banned gay people from working for the federal government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1886, legendary blues singer Ma Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1792, a French bandit became the first person to be killed by guillotine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, during a peaceful demonstration at Biloxi Beach, a group of Black activists were attacked by white segregationists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1989, Nintendo released the original Game Boy in Japan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these April 20th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you tomorrow for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann discovered the psychic effects of LSD while bike riding home from his lab. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1930, BBC Radio announced there was no news to report and played 15 minutes of piano music instead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1937, cartoon icon Daffy Duck appeared for the first time in the Warner Bros. animated short “Porky’s Duck Hunt.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, the crew of a Nazi submarine had to abandon ship after a plumbing issue forced them to surface in the line of enemy fire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1976, to mark the bicentennial of American independence, a new $2 bill was released to the public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1877, Harvard student James Tyng became the first-known baseball player to wear a catcher’s mask.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1938, the first meeting of the Barbershop Harmony Society was held in Tulsa, Oklahoma.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1912, the RMS Titanic departed from Southampton on its doomed maiden voyage to New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1978, U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced his decision to delay production of the neutron bomb. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1896, the opening ceremony of the first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens, Greece.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, more than 8,000 radio stations played the charity single “We Are the World” simultaneously.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1958, the world famous peace symbol was displayed for the first time at an anti-nuclear war rally in London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1969, CBS Television canceled The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, a popular yet controversial variety show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1776, Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband, John Adams, imploring him and his political colleagues to keep the interests of women in mind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1858, Jamaican-born inventor Hymen Lipman registered the first patent for a pencil with a built-in eraser.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, President Herbert Hoover had the first telephone installed in the Oval Office. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, an explosive fire at a whisky warehouse claimed the lives of fourteen firefighters and five members of the Glasgow Salvage Corps.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1912, First Lady Helen Taft and Viscountess Iwa Chinda planted two Japanese cherry trees in Washington, D.C.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey there, history fans! We're off for today, but please enjoy these flashback episodes from the TDIHC vault, and be sure to tune in Monday for a brand new episode. On this day in 1912, civil rights leader Dorothy Height was born in Richmond, Virginia. On this day in 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez dumped 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1857, the first commercial elevator began operation inside a New York City department store.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1621, Dutch legal scholar Hugo Grotius escaped his imprisonment by hiding inside a book chest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1962, a black bear named Yogi was ejected from a supersonic bomber during a test of the plane’s escape capsule. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1345, the alignment of three planets supposedly caused the Black Death pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1958, production began on the live-action Disney film Darby O'Gill and the Little People.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1995, Mississippi finally voted to ratify the 13th Amendment–130 years after its passage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, the first dot-com domain name was registered by Symbolics Inc., a Massachusetts computer company. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1833, American dentist and women’s rights activist Lucy Hobbs Taylor was born.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1926, Sylvia Townsend Warner’s debut novel, Lolly Willowes, was published by Viking Press.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 432 BC, the newly-completed Parthenon was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1951, a serial killer couple known as the Lonely Hearts Killers were put to death at Sing Sing Prison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1988, the Writers Guild of America began one of the longest union strikes in Hollywood history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1987, the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry capsized shortly after leaving the Zeebrugge harbor in Belgium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1887, American teacher Anne Sullivan was introduced to her star pupil, Helen Keller. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1789, the Pennsylvania legislature lifted a decade-long ban on live theater.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1639, Governor John Winthrop documented a report of unidentified flying objects in the sky above Boston.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.