This Day in History Class

On this day in 1903, the Ford Motor Company sold its first Model A. 

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On this day in 1849, Jewish-American writer Emma Lazarus was born. Learn more about Emma Lazarus at https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/emma-lazarus.htm

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On this day in 365 C.E., an earthquake off the coast of Crete triggered a tsunami and destruction in the Eastern Mediterranean. 

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On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon, making Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong the first people to walk on the moon. 

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On this day in 1919, race riots began in Washington, D.C., during the period of increased anti-Black violence known as Red Summer. Learn more about Red Summer in an episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class at https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/red-summer-1919.htm

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On this day in 1969, a cease-fire was called in the so-called Football War, or Soccer War, between El Salvador and Honduras. 

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On this day in 1959, paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey discovered the skull of a hominin called Paranthropus boisei, also known as Zinj or the Nutcracker Man.

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On this day in 1854, Elizabeth Jennings was forcefully removed from a segregated streetcar in New York. Learn more about Elizabeth Jennings Graham in an episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class at https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/elizabeth-jennings-graham.htm.

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On this day in 1864, Maggie Walker was born. 

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On this day in 1933, Nazi Germany passed the Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring.

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