This Day in History Class

On this day in 1703, a group of ronin, or samurai without a master, avenged the death of their master by killing Kira Yoshinaka. 

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On this day in 1845, Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem "The Raven" was first published. 

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On this day in 1671, Panama City was destroyed by fire after Henry Morgan and a gang of buccaneers sacked the city. 

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On this day in 1912, Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss was born. 

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On this day in 1808, William Bligh, the Governor of New South Wales, was deposed by a military coup. 

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On this day in 1924, the first ever Winter Olympic Games began in Chamonix, France. 

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On this day in 1935, Krueger Brewing Company introduced canned beer.  

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On this day in 1556, the deadliest earthquake in recorded history hit Shaanxi province in China. 

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On this day in 1984, a "1984"-inspired ad introducing the Apple Macintosh played during the Super Bowl.

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On this day in 1840, Sophia Jex-Blake, the first female doctor to practice in Scotland, was born. 

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