This Day in History Class

On this day in 1950, the laugh track made its TV debut on “The Hank McCune Show.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1899, Carnation evaporated milk was produced for the first time in Kent, Washington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1991, a group of AIDS activists draped a giant, inflatable condom over the home of North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1833, a 10-year-old boy named Barney Flaherty took a job as America’s first newsboy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these September 3rd flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these September 2nd flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1963, the first message was sent on the Moscow-to-Washington hotline. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1914, the Women’s Defense Relief Corps was established in Britain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1830, American engineer Peter Cooper raced his "Tom Thumb” locomotive against a horse-drawn railroad car.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1955, the first copies of “The Guinness Book of Records” were printed and distributed for free in pubs across England and Ireland.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1939, the first televised professional baseball game was broadcast from an experimental TV station in New York City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1784, four counties in western North Carolina declared their independence as the State of Franklin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, the animated short “The Skeleton Dance” held its official premiere at the Roxy Theatre in New York City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1883, three powerful tornadoes wreaked havoc in southeast Minnesota. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, a NASA rocket launched the Voyager 2 space probe from Cape Canaveral, Florida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1791, American author and astronomer Benjamin Banneker wrote a 1,400-word letter to Thomas Jefferson, challenging his views on slavery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these August 16th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1843, the Tivoli Gardens amusement park opened its gates for the first time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1911, pioneering Black journalist Ethel Lois Payne was born in Chicago, Illinois. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, according to German legend, a circus performer named Otto Witte conned his way onto the Albanian throne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1865, British surgeon Joseph Lister introduced a new technique to help prevent surgical infections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1854, Henry David Thoreau’s classic book “Walden, or, A Life in the Woods” was published for the first time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, the novelty song “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” hit No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1909, New Jersey homemaker Alice Ramsey completed her historic cross-country road trip.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1890, convicted killer William Kemmler became the first person to be executed by electrocution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.