This Day in History Class
Right Now in This Day in History Class
Gertrude Bell, who helped shape modern Iraq, was born on this day in 1868.
The New York Draft Riots began on this day in 1863.
The Bisbee Deportation took place on this day in 1917 in Bisbee, Arizona.
Explorer Zheng He's first voyage began on this day in 1405.
Famed inventor Nikola Tesla was born on this day in 1856.
The Constitutionalist Revolution began on this day in 1932.
Jonathan Edwards' sermon 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' was published on this day in 1741.
Joan of Arc was posthumously acquitted of heresy on this day in 1456.
Richard the Lionheart inherited the throne after the death of his father, on this day in 1189.
The London Match Girls' Strike at the Bryant and May match factory began on this day in 1888.
Walt Witman's 'Leaves of Grass' was published on this day in 1855.
The artifact known as the Phaistos Disc was discovered on this day in 1908.
A rebellion took place aboard the slave ship Amistad on this day in 1839.
Ignaz Semmelweis, known as the father of infection control, was born on this day in 1818.
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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