This Day in History Class

On this day in 1963, the Alabama Supreme Court upheld the contempt conviction of Mary Hamilton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, esteemed broadcast journalist Barbara Walters was born in Boston, Massachusetts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1888, "National Geographic Magazine" began publication as the official journal of the National Geographic Society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1780, American General Benedict Arnold agreed to betray his country in exchange for £20,000 and a high rank in the British army.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, during an infamous episode of “Happy Days,” Henry Winkler’s Fonzie jumped over a shark while on water skis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1959, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev lost his composure after being told that he could not go to Disneyland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1973, Jimmy Carter filed a report claiming he had seen an unidentified flying object four years earlier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1971, the long-running detective series “Columbo” premiered on NBC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the poem that later became America’s national anthem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1899, Henry Hale Bliss was fatally struck by a taxicab.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.