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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Mar 28, 2021 • 9min
Fred Hoyle coined "big bang" / Three Mile Island accident - March 28
On this day in 1949, British astronomer Fred Hoyle coined the term "big bang." / On this day in 1979, a failure in a reactor at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station led to a partial meltdown. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 27, 2021 • 11min
"Typhoid Mary" Mallon quarantined for final time / Good Friday earthquake - March 27
On this day in 1915, domestic cook Mary Mallon was quarantined for the second, and final, time on North Brother Island for being a typhoid carrier. / On this day in 1964, a 9.2 magnitude earthquake hit Alaska. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 26, 2021 • 10min
The "Gerry-mander" was born / Elsa Brändström born - March 26
On this day in 1812, a headline in the Boston Gazette read "The Gerry-mander", accompanied by a satirical illustration of the district that Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry lived in. / On this day in 1888, Swedish nurse Elsa Brändström was born in St. Petersburg. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 25, 2021 • 12min
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire / Saturn's moon Titan discovered - March 25
On this day in 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory caught fire, and more than 100 workers died. / On this day in 1655, Christiaan Huygens first observed Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 24, 2021 • 19min
1921 Women's Olympiad began / Exxon Valdez oil spill - March 24
Today, Anney Reese from the podcasts Stuff Mom Never Told You and Savor joins me to talk about the 1921 Women's Olympiad. / On this day in 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez dumped 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 23, 2021 • 12min
Henry "Box" Brown mailed himself to freedom / Walter Rodney born - March 23
On this day in 1849, an enslaved man named Henry Brown packed himself up in a box and was shipped to Pennsylvania, a free state. / On this day in 1942, historian and activist Walter Rodney was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 22, 2021 • 26min
Yuan Shikai abdicated / Anne Hutchinson excommunicated - March 22
On this day in 1916, Chinese emperor Yuan Shikai abdicated the throne and announced he would resume his presidency. / Anney and Samantha from the podcast Stuff Mom Never Told You stop by the show to talk about religious rebel Anne Hutchinson, who was excommunicated on this day in 1638. Find them on Twitter @MomStuffPodcast, and Facebook and Instagram @StuffMomNeverToldYou. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 21, 2021 • 10min
Alcatraz closed / West Bank epidemic began - March 21
On this day in 1963, the maximum-security prison Alcatraz closed. / On this day in 1983, students in Arrabah in West Bank began getting symptoms of an unidentified illness. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 20, 2021 • 13min
Fred Rogers was born / Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924 approved - March 20
On this day in 1928, Fred Rogers of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" fame was born. / On this day in 1924, the Virginia Sterilization Act, allowing the sterilization of people in state institutions, was approved. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 19, 2021 • 12min
Harlem Riot of 1935 / Sagrada Família construction began - March 19
On this day in 1935, a petty theft in a S.H. Kress store and rumors of a Black Puerto Rican boy's death led to an all-out riot in Harlem. / On this day in 1882, the cornerstone of the Sagrada Família was laid. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
