This Day in History Class

On this day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 air traffic controllers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1992, American athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee became the first woman to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals in the heptathlon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1980, Icelandic politician Vigdís Finnbogadóttir became the first woman in the world to be elected president.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1928, MGM Studios’ mascot Leo the Lion roared for the first time on the big screen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these July 28th and July 29th 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 1931, massive swarms of grasshoppers created chaos for Midwestern farmers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1965, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan created controversy by using an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1911, an all-star baseball team played a benefit game for the family of fallen pitcher Addie Joss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1995, amateur astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp independently and simultaneously discovered a comet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1812, the Duke of Wellington’s British forces defeated the French at the Battle of Salamanca in Spain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1799, French soldiers discovered a stone slab inscribed with ancient writing near the town of Rosetta, Egypt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1976, Romanian athlete Nadia Comăneci became the first female gymnast in Olympic history to score a 10 for her performance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1938, American aviator Douglas Corrigan began his “wrong way” flight from New York to Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1935, the first mechanical parking meters were installed in downtown Oklahoma City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1922, the duck-billed platypus was exhibited for the first time in the U.S. at the Bronx Zoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1976, the long-running TV game show “Family Feud” aired for the first time on ABC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, the burning wreckage of America’s first space station crashed into the Indian Ocean and across Western Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1962, Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin patented the V-shaped three-point safety belt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1776, the New York Sons of Liberty tore down a statue of British monarch George III.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1881, according to culinary legend, the first ice cream sundae was made at Ed Berners’ soda fountain in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these July 5th 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 July 4th 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 1844, Icelandic fishermen killed the last remaining pair of great auk seabirds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1982, amateur pilot Larry Walters launched himself skyward using a lawn chair and several dozen weather balloons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.