This Day in History Class

On this day in 1979, the original Sony Walkman portable cassette player was released in Japan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these June 28th 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 1942, the FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had infiltrated the United States by submarine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1948, Shirley Jackson's seminal short story "The Lottery" was first published in “The New Yorker.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1874, self-taught illustrator and Kewpie Doll creator Rose O’Neill was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1873, American author and inventor Mark Twain received a patent for a new kind of scrapbook.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1948, Columbia Records released the first long-playing vinyl record, or LP.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, "The Huckleberry Hound Show" became the first animated TV series to win an Emmy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 240 BC, ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of the Earth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1873, American suffragist Susan B. Anthony was found guilty of voting illegally in the 1872 presidential election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1242, at the direction of King Louis IX, all known copies of the Talmud in France were burned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution adopting an official flag for the United States of America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1922, American farmer Charles Osborne started hiccupping and didn’t stop until 68 years later.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1897, Swiss cutler Karl Elsener was granted a patent for what would later be known as the Swiss Army Knife.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1959, the world’s first hovercraft set off on its maiden voyage from the Isle of Wight.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these June 10th (and June 9th) 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 1866, Native American tribal leader Chief Seattle died at the Suquamish Reservation in Washington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1892, the first "L" train in Chicago made its inaugural journey through the city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1887, American anthropologist Ruth Fulton Benedict was born in New York City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1937, Sylvan Goldman introduced the world’s first shopping cart at his Humpty Dumpty supermarket chain in Oklahoma City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1888, Ernest Thayer’s “Casey at the Bat” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1859, the world famous Big Ben clock bell rang out over London for the first time.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1593, English playwright Christoper Marlowe was stabbed to death in a London tavern. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “The Rite of Spring” made its inauspicious debut at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1912, 16 women were dismissed from the Curtis Publishing Company for dancing the Turkey Trot on their lunch break.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.