This Day in History Class
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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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Jan 16, 2024 • 12min
Ivan the Terrible assumes the throne of Russia - January 16th, 1547
On this day in 1547, 16-year-old Ivan Vasilyevich was proclaimed the first tsar of Russia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 15, 2024 • 10min
Nazi war criminal Ilse Koch is sentenced to prison - January 15th, 1951
On this day in 1951, Ilse Koch was sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 12, 2024 • 9min
Philosopher and Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda is born - January 12th, 1863
On this day in 1863, Hindu spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda was born in Kolkata, India. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 11, 2024 • 8min
Insulin is first used to treat a person with diabetes - January 11th, 1922
On this day in 1922, Canadian teenager Leonard Thompson became the first diabetic patient to be treated with insulin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 10, 2024 • 10min
"The Greatest Show on Earth" premieres in New York City - January 10th, 1952
On this day in 1952, Cecil B. DeMille's "The Greatest Show on Earth" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 9, 2024 • 9min
The last British convict ship arrives in Australia - January 9th, 1868
On this day in 1868, the last ship to take British convicts to Australia arrived at the port of Fremantle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 8, 2024 • 13min
German Coast Uprising began / African American men secure the right to vote in D.C. - January 8th Flashback
On this day in 1811, the German Coast Uprising, a slave revolt in modern-day Louisiana, began.On this day in 1867, the U.S. Congress passed the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill, granting African American men the right to vote for the first time in the nation’s history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 5, 2024 • 14min
Elizabeth Cotten born / "Rapper's Delight" becomes first Top 40 hip-hop song - January 5th Flashback
Blues and folk musician Elizabeth Cotten's life and career. The controversial origin of the first commercial rap recording, 'Rapper's Delight' by the Sugar Hill Gang. The formation of the Sugar Hill Gang and their debut recording. The creation and success of 'Rapper's Delight'. The impact of 'Rapper's Delight' on hip-hop.
Jan 4, 2024 • 11min
Topsy the Elephant Electrocuted / Louis Braille born - January 4th Flashback
Topsy the Elephant was electrocuted on this day in 1903.On this day in 1809, French educator Louis Braille, namesake of the Braille reading and writing system, was born.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 3, 2024 • 17min
Joseph Roberts became first president of Liberia / “Lord Haw-Haw” executed for treason - January 3rd Flashback
On this day in 1848, Black American merchant Joseph Jenkins Roberts was sworn in as the first president of Liberia.On this day in 1946, William Joyce, better known to the British as Lord Haw-Haw, was put to death for betraying his country on behalf of Nazi Germany.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
