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.
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Oct 1, 2019 • 5min
30 September Movement assassinated Indonesian army generals - October 1, 1965
On this day in 1965, a group of Indonesian National Armed Forces members calling themselves the 30 September Movement assassinated six high-ranking Indonesian army generals. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 30, 2019 • 5min
Rumi born - September 30, 1207
On this day in 1207, Persian poet and scholar Rumi was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 29, 2019 • 6min
Kyshtym disaster - September 29, 1957
On this day in 1957, an explosion in a Soviet plutonium-processing plant created fallout that contaminated thousands of square miles around the disaster site. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 28, 2019 • 5min
Spaghetti House siege - September 28, 1975
On this day in 1975, an attempt to rob the Spaghetti House restaurant in London turned into a nearly week-long siege. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 27, 2019 • 5min
Bud Powell born - September 27, 1924
On this day in 1924, pioneering jazz pianist Bud Powell was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 26, 2019 • 6min
Winsor McCay born - September 26, year unknown
Pioneering cartoonist and animator was born on this day sometime in the mid-1800s, though the exact year is unknown. If you want to learn more about McCay, listen to the two-part episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class on him here: https://www.missedinhistory.com/tags/winsor-mccay.htm Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 25, 2019 • 5min
Peter Jackson won Australian Heavyweight Boxing Championship - September 25, 1886
On this day in 1886, Peter "Black Prince" Jackson won the Australian Heavyweight Boxing Championship, becoming the first Black man to win a national boxing crown. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 24, 2019 • 5min
Túpac Amaru executed - September 24, 1572
The last indigenous ruler of the Inca, Túpac Amaru, was executed by the Spanish on this day in 1572. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 23, 2019 • 4min
Nintendo founded - September 23, 1889
On this day in 1889, Nintendo was founded in Japan as a playing card company. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 22, 2019 • 5min
Junko Tabei born - September 22, 1939
On this day in 1939, Junko Tabei, a Japanese mountaineer and the first woman to summit Mount Everest, was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
