This Day in History Class

Peru declared independence from Spain on this day in 1821. / On this day in 1866, children's author Beatrix Potter was born.

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Korean Armistice Signed - July 27, 1953 / On this day in 1794, members of the National Convention arrested Maximilien Robespierre and some of his supporters, in what became known as the Thermidorian Reaction.

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Liberia Declared Independence - July 26, 1847 / On this day in 1887, "Unua Libro," the first book to describe the international language of Esperanto, was published in Warsaw.

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The U.S. invaded Puerto Rico on this day in 1898, during the Spanish-American War. / On this day in 1978, Louise Joy Brown became the first person to be born through in vitro fertilization.

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The Eastland Disaster occurred in Chicago on this day in 1915. / On this day in 1889, cryptanalyst Agnes Meyer Driscoll was born.

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The Egyptian Revolution took place on this day in 1952. / On this day in 1903, the Ford Motor Company sold its first Model A.

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Selman Waksman, who is credited with developing streptomycin, was born on this day in 1888. / On this day in 1849, Jewish-American writer Emma Lazarus was born.

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John Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution on this day in 1925. / On this day in 365 C.E., an earthquake off the coast of Crete triggered a tsunami and destruction in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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The First Special Olympics began on this day in 1868. / On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon, making Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong the first people to walk on the moon.

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The Seneca Falls Convention convened in New York on this day in 1848. / On this day in 1919, race riots began in Washington, D.C., during the period of increased anti-Black violence known as Red Summer.

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