This Day in History Class

On this day in 1992, riots erupted in Los Angeles in response to the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King.

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On this day in 1789, acting lieutenant Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Captain William Bligh on the HMS Bounty.

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On this day in 1882, writer and literary editor Jessie Redmon Fauset was born.

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On this day in 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis presented their opposing points about the scale of the universe in an event sometimes called “The Great Debate.”

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On this day in 1917, American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald was born.

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This day in 1914 is widely considered the beginning of the Armenian genocide, though Armenian massacres had occurred previously.

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On this day in 1516, the Reinheitsgebot, a Bavarian beer purity law, was adopted.

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On this day in 1915, Germany released chlorine gas during the Second Battle of Ypres, markin the first effective use of poison gas on the Western Front.

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On this day in 1934, the Daily Mail published a photo of what was allegedly the Loch Ness Monster.

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On this day in 1946, the League of Nations was dissolved.

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