This Day in History Class

2003 Avsnitt

1. Ethel Lois Payne is born - August 14th, 1911

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2. German acrobat Otto Witte is allegedly crowned King of Albania - August 13th, 1913

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3. Joseph Lister performs the first antiseptic surgery - August 12th, 1865

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4. Henry David Thoreau's "Walden" is published - August 9th, 1854

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5. Brian Hyland’s “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” tops the Billboard Hot 100 - August 8th, 1960

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6. Alice Ramsey becomes the first woman to drive across the United States - August 7th, 1909

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7. William Kemmler is executed by electric chair - August 6th, 1890

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8. Ronald Reagan fires more than 11,000 air traffic controllers - August 5th, 1981

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9. Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins her second gold medal in the heptathlon - August 2nd, 1992

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10. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir becomes president of Iceland - August 1st, 1980

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11. MGM’s Leo the Lion roars for the first time - July 31st, 1928

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12. The USS Indianapolis is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine - July 30th, 1945

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13. Flashback episode - July 29th

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14. Grasshoppers devastate Midwestern crops - July 26th, 1931

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15. Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival - July 25th, 1965

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16. The first all-star baseball team plays the Addie Joss Benefit Game - July 24th, 1911

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17. Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered - July 23rd, 1995

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18. The Duke of Wellington defeats “40,000 Frenchmen in 40 minutes” - July 22nd, 1812

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19. The Rosetta Stone is found in Egypt - July 19th, 1799

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20. Nadia Comăneci scores a perfect 10 at the Olympic Games - July 18th, 1976

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