This Day in History Class

Archaeologists entered the tomb of King Tutankhamun on this day in 1922. There's more to the story in the September 15, 2010 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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On this day in 1977, a Southern Television news broadcast was interrupted by a cryptic voice claiming to be an alien and advocating for peace on Earth. 

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Mirabal Sisters Assassinated - Nov. 25, 1960The Mirabal Sisters were assassinated in the Dominican Republic on this day in 1960.

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On this day in 1975, Robert S. Ledley was awarded the first U.S. patent for a whole-body X-ray scanner. 

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A man known as D.B. Cooper parachuted out of an airplane and was never seen again on this day in 1971. You can learn more in the October 3, 2011 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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On this day in 1914, physical therapist and inventor Bessie Blount was born. 

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The St. John Slave Insurrection began on this day in 1733.

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On this day in 1883, Mexican painter José Clemente Orozco was born. 

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Blackbeard was killed on this day in 1718. There's more to the story in the May 5, 2014 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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Cutty Sark, one of the last tea clippers built, was launched from Dumbarton on this day in 1869.

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