This Day in History Class

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.

Is there a cultural moment from your past that looks different in retrospect? Maybe it’s a scandalous tabloid story seared into your teenage brain or a political punchline that just feels wrong now. It might be a very specific red swimsuit that inspired a decade of plastic surgery (see: “Baywatch”) or the inescapable smell of an entire generation of prepubescent boys (Axe body spray, anyone?). Each week on IN RETROSPECT, Emmy-winning journalist Susie Banikarim and New York Times editor Jessica Bennett revisit a pop culture moment from the 80s and 90s that shaped them — to try to understand what it taught us about the world, and a woman’s place in it. Listen to IN RETROSPECT with Susie Banikarim and Jessica Bennett on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-in-retrospect-with-susie-122206786/ 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.