This Day in History Class

On this day in 1958, the world famous peace symbol was displayed for the first time at an anti-nuclear war rally in London.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1969, CBS Television canceled The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, a popular yet controversial variety show.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1776, Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband, John Adams, imploring him and his political colleagues to keep the interests of women in mind. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1858, Jamaican-born inventor Hymen Lipman registered the first patent for a pencil with a built-in eraser. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, President Herbert Hoover had the first telephone installed in the Oval Office.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, an explosive fire at a whisky warehouse claimed the lives of fourteen firefighters and five members of the Glasgow Salvage Corps. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1912, First Lady Helen Taft and Viscountess Iwa Chinda planted two Japanese cherry trees in Washington, D.C. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey there, history fans! We're off for today, but please enjoy these flashback episodes from the TDIHC vault, and be sure to tune in Monday for a brand new episode. On this day in 1912, civil rights leader Dorothy Height was born in Richmond, Virginia. On this day in 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez dumped 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound.  See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

On this day in 1857, the first commercial elevator began operation inside a New York City department store. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1621, Dutch legal scholar Hugo Grotius escaped his imprisonment by hiding inside a book chest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1962, a black bear named Yogi was ejected from a supersonic bomber during a test of the plane’s escape capsule.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1345, the alignment of three planets supposedly caused the Black Death pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1958, production began on the live-action Disney film Darby O'Gill and the Little People. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1995, Mississippi finally voted to ratify the 13th Amendment–130 years after its passage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, the first dot-com domain name was registered by Symbolics Inc., a Massachusetts computer company.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1833, American dentist and women’s rights activist Lucy Hobbs Taylor was born. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1926, Sylvia Townsend Warner’s debut novel, Lolly Willowes, was published by Viking Press. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 432 BC, the newly-completed Parthenon was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1951, a serial killer couple known as the Lonely Hearts Killers were put to death at Sing Sing Prison. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1988, the Writers Guild of America began one of the longest union strikes in Hollywood history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1987, the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry capsized shortly after leaving the Zeebrugge harbor in Belgium. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1887, American teacher Anne Sullivan was introduced to her star pupil, Helen Keller.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1789, the Pennsylvania legislature lifted a decade-long ban on live theater. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1639, Governor John Winthrop documented a report of unidentified flying objects in the sky above Boston. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.