This Day in History Class

2001 Avsnitt

1. President Lincoln signs the Homestead Act - May 20th, 1862

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2. The first Tim Hortons coffee and donut shop opens - May 17th, 1964

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3. Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to summit Mount Everest - May 16th, 1975

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4. Gasoline rationing begins in the United States - May 15th, 1942

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5. A white mob attacks a group of Freedom Riders - May 14th, 1961

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6. The Socialist Party of America nominates a convict for president - May 13th, 1920

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7. The U.S. Supreme Court rules that tomatoes are vegetables - May 10th, 1893

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8. The “Join, or Die” political cartoon is published - May 9th, 1754

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9. The Tollund Man is discovered in Denmark - May 8th, 1950

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10. Keith Richards writes "Satisfaction" in his sleep - May 7th, 1965

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11. Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile - May 6th, 1954

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12. California enacts the Alien Land Law - May 3rd, 1913

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13. The "Battle of Alcatraz" begins - May 2nd, 1946

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14. The world's first postage stamp is issued - May 1st, 1840

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15. The first toy commercial airs on TV - April 30th, 1952

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16. The Peace rose is introduced in the United States - April 29th, 1945

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17. Organ music is played at a baseball stadium for the first time - April 26th, 1941

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18. New York becomes the first state to require license plates on cars - April 25th, 1901

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19. Jane Fonda’s first workout video is released - April 24th, 1982

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20. William Lewis Moore is murdered in Alabama - April 23rd, 1963

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