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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Feb 2, 2022 • 13min
The first Groundhog Day is observed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania - February 2nd, 1887
On this day in 1887, Groundhog Day was celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 1, 2022 • 8min
Texas delegates vote to secede from the Union - February 1st, 1861
On this day in 1861, delegates of the people of Texas voted to adopt an ordinance of secession, making Texas the seventh state to secede from the Union. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 31, 2022 • 11min
A chimpanzee named Ham returns safely from space - January 31st, 1961
On this day in 1961, a specially trained chimpanzee named Ham became the first primate to travel into space. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 30, 2022 • 11min
"The Lone Ranger" radio show premieres - January 30th, 1933
On this day in 1933, radio western “The Lone Ranger” was broadcast for the first time from the WXYZ radio station in Detroit, Michigan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 29, 2022 • 8min
Britain's King George III dies at Windsor Castle - January 29th, 1820
On this day in 1820, following a decades-long struggle with mental illness, King George III died at Windsor Castle after a reign of almost 60 years. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2022 • 11min
The LEGO company patents the design of its signature bricks - January 28th, 1958
On this day in 1958, at precisely 1:58 pm, the LEGO Group filed the patent application for a new kind of building system that would forever change the way that children played. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 27, 2022 • 8min
The corpse of Vladimir Lenin is put on display in Moscow's Red Square - January 27th, 1924
On this day in 1924, the embalmed body of Vladimir Ilych Lenin, communist revolutionary and founder of the Soviet Union, was put on public display in Red Square in the center of Moscow. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 26, 2022 • 10min
The world's largest diamond is discovered in Pretoria, South Africa - January 26th, 1905
On this day in 1905, a 3,106-carat diamond was discovered at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 25, 2022 • 6min
Robert Williams becomes the first human to be killed by a robot - January 25th, 1979
On this day in 1979, Robert Williams, an assembly line worker at a Ford casting plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, was killed on the job by a robotic arm. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 24, 2022 • 8min
A Japanese soldier is found hiding in a jungle cave on the island of Guam - January 24th, 1972
On this day in 1972, a former soldier in the Japanese Imperial Army was discovered hiding in the jungles of Guam, unaware that World War II had ended nearly three decades earlier. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
