This Day in History Class
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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.
Location:
United States
Genres:
History Podcasts
Description:
From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.
Language:
English
Episodes
A laugh track is used in a TV show for the first time - September 9th, 1950
9/9/2024
On this day in 1950, the laugh track made its TV debut on “The Hank McCune Show.”
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Duration:00:08:03
Carnation processes its first cans of evaporated milk - September 6th, 1899
9/6/2024
On this day in 1899, Carnation evaporated milk was produced for the first time in Kent, Washington.
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Duration:00:10:13
AIDS activists wrap a giant condom over Senator Jesse Helms’ house - September 5th, 1991
9/5/2024
On this day in 1991, a group of AIDS activists draped a giant, inflatable condom over the home of North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms.
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Duration:00:09:45
Barney Flaherty becomes America's first paperboy - September 4th, 1833
9/4/2024
On this day in 1833, a 10-year-old boy named Barney Flaherty took a job as America’s first newsboy.
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Duration:00:09:29
Flashback episode - September 3rd
9/3/2024
Please enjoy these September 3rd flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!
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Duration:00:18:30
Flashback episode - September 2nd
9/2/2024
Please enjoy these September 2nd flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!
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Duration:00:20:17
The Moscow-Washington hotline is established - August 30th, 1963
8/30/2024
On this day in 1963, the first message was sent on the Moscow-to-Washington hotline.
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Duration:00:08:55
British women join the war effort - August 29th, 1914
8/29/2024
On this day in 1914, the Women’s Defense Relief Corps was established in Britain.
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Duration:00:08:14
The "Tom Thumb" locomotive races a horse-drawn railroad car - August 28th, 1830
8/28/2024
On this day in 1830, American engineer Peter Cooper raced his "Tom Thumb” locomotive against a horse-drawn railroad car.
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Duration:00:10:35
"The Guinness Book of Records” is published - August 27th, 1955
8/27/2024
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.
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Duration:00:09:25
A Major League baseball game is televised for the first time - August 26th, 1939
8/26/2024
On this day in 1939, the first televised professional baseball game was broadcast from an experimental TV station in New York City.
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Duration:00:06:07
The state of Franklin declares independence - August 23rd, 1784
8/23/2024
On this day in 1784, four counties in western North Carolina declared their independence as the State of Franklin.
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Duration:00:07:39
Walt Disney's "The Skeleton Dance" premieres in theaters - August 22nd, 1929
8/22/2024
On this day in 1929, the animated short “The Skeleton Dance” held its official premiere at the Roxy Theatre in New York City.
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Duration:00:10:29
An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota - August 21st, 1883
8/21/2024
On this day in 1883, three powerful tornadoes wreaked havoc in southeast Minnesota.
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Duration:00:06:46
NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft - August 20th, 1977
8/20/2024
On this day in 1977, a NASA rocket launched the Voyager 2 space probe from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Duration:00:07:52
Benjamin Banneker writes to Thomas Jefferson in support of abolition - August 19th, 1791
8/19/2024
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.
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Duration:00:09:06
Flashback episode - August 16th
8/16/2024
Please enjoy these August 16th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!
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Duration:00:16:32
Tivoli Gardens opens in Copenhagen, Denmark - August 15th, 1843
8/15/2024
On this day in 1843, the Tivoli Gardens amusement park opened its gates for the first time.
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Duration:00:10:56
Ethel Lois Payne is born - August 14th, 1911
8/14/2024
On this day in 1911, pioneering Black journalist Ethel Lois Payne was born in Chicago, Illinois.
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Duration:00:10:10
German acrobat Otto Witte is allegedly crowned King of Albania - August 13th, 1913
8/13/2024
On this day in 1913, according to German legend, a circus performer named Otto Witte conned his way onto the Albanian throne.
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Duration:00:07:26