This Day in History Class

On this day in 1939, a crowd of 20,000 Nazi sympathizers staged a rally in Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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On this day in 1953, the State of Georgia created the first literature censorship board in the United States.

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On this day in 1932, Illinois farmer James Markham received the first fruit tree patent for his hybrid peach tree.

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On this day in 1943, the now-famous “We Can Do It!” poster was first displayed in several Westinghouse factories.

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On this day in 1962, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave the first televised tour of the White House.

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On this day in 1923, the New York Renaissance basketball team was formed in Harlem. 

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On this day in 1994, Edvard Munch's world-famous painting “The Scream" was stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway. 

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On this day in 1895, the first game of volleyball was played at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

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On this day in 1968, white state troopers shot and killed three unarmed Black students on a college campus in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

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On this day in 1976, “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon claimed the top spot on the U.S. singles chart.

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