This Day in History Class

This day in 1899 marks the beginning of the Second Boer War, a conflict between the British Empire and the Boer states of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State.

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On this day in 1911, an uprising against the Qing government began in Wuchang in China. 

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On this day in 1855, American inventor Joshua Stoddard was issued a patent for the calliope.

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On this day in 1892, Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva was born in Moscow. 

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On this day in 1916, the Georgia Tech vs. Cumberland College football game in Atlanta ended with a score of 222-0, making it the most lopsided college football game in history.

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On this day in 1908, Austria-Hungary announced that it was annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

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On this day in 1936, people protesting unemployment and calling for the establishment of work in Jarrow, England, began their march to London. 

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On this day, the Soviets launched Sputnik, which inspired scientists to begin using satellites to create navigation systems. 

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Tula, leader of the Curaçao Slave Revolt, was executed on this day in 1795.

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"The Obedience of a Christian Man," a book by English Protestant author William Tyndale, was published on this day in 1528. 

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