This Day in History Class

2003 Avsnitt

1. Eratosthenes calculates the Earth's circumference using a stick - June 19th, 240 BC

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2. Susan B. Anthony is put on trial for voting - June 18th, 1873

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3. Louis IX burns every copy of the Talmud in France - June 17th, 1242

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4. The Continental Congress approves the first national flag of the United States - June 14th, 1777

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5. Charles Osborne contracts the longest case of hiccups on record - June 13th, 1922

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6. Karl Elsener patents the Swiss Army knife - June 12th, 1897

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7. The first full-size hovercraft is launched - June 11th, 1959

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8. Flashback episode - June 10th

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9. Chief Seattle dies - June 7th, 1866

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10. Chicago's first elevated train line begins operation - June 6th, 1892

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11. Ruth Benedict is born - June 5th, 1887

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12. The first shopping carts are introduced - June 4th, 1937

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13. "Casey at the Bat" is published - June 3rd, 1888

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14. London's Big Ben rings out for the first time - May 31st, 1859

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15. Christopher Marlowe is killed in a tavern brawl - May 30th, 1593

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16. The premiere of Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" sparks a near riot in Paris - May 29th, 1913

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17. 16 women are fired for dancing the Turkey Trot - May 28th, 1912

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18. Lonnie Johnson patents the Super Soaker - May 27th, 1986

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19. Flashback episode - May 24th

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20. Sergeant William Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor - May 23rd, 1900

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