This Day in History Class
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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On this day in 1975, Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest.
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On this day in 1942, seventeen U.S. states instituted mandatory gasoline rationing.
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On this day in 1961, a small group of Freedom Riders was attacked by a white mob at the Greyhound depot in Anniston, Alabama.
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On this day in 1920, the Socialist Party of America nominated Eugene V. Debs as its presidential candidate.
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On this day in 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Nix v. Hedden that tomatoes are vegetables, not fruits.
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On this day in 1754, Benjamin Franklin published the famous “Join, or Die” political cartoon.
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On this day in 1950, two brothers stumbled upon a well-preserved corpse in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.
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On this day in 1965, in a fit of nocturnal inspiration, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards wrote “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”
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On this day in 1954, British medical student Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes.
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On this day in 1913, the California Senate passed a law restricting the property ownership rights of Asian immigrants.
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On this day in 1946, six inmates at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary carried out the most violent escape attempt in the prison’s history.
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On this day in 1840, the introduction of the Penny Black postage stamp revolutionized the British postal system.
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On this day in 1952, Mr. Potato Head became the first toy to be advertised on television.
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On this day in 1945, the world famous Peace rose was introduced to gardeners at a special ceremony in Pasadena, California.
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On this day in 1941, the Chicago Cubs became the first Major League team to have live organ music performed at a ballgame.
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On this day in 1901, New York became the first state in the U.S. to require license plates on motor vehicles.
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On this day in 1982, American actress Jane Fonda released her first exercise video, “Jane Fonda’s Workout.”
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On this day in 1963, white civil rights activist William Moore was shot to death at a highway rest stop in Alabama.
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On this day in 1878, the White House hosted its first official Easter Egg Roll.
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On this day in 1782, the Dutch Republic became the second nation to officially recognize the sovereignty of the United States.
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