This Day in History Class

The bloodiest battle in the revolution to overthrow Victoriano Huerta -- the Battle of Zacatecas, or La Toma de Zacatecas -- took place on this day in 1914.

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On this day in history, the Roman Inquisition sentenced Galileo Galilei for being "vehemently suspect of heresy."

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On this day in 1893, the Ferris Wheel debuted at the World's Fair in Chicago. 

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On this day in 1900, the seige of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China, during the Boxer Rebellion began. https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/boxer-rebellion.htm

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On this day in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger announced the abolition of slavery in Galveston, Texas. The day is now commemorated as Juneteenth. 

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This day in 1908 marked the beginning of Japanese mass immigration to Brazil when the ship Kasato Maru arrived at the port of Santos in Brazil. 

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On this day in 1631, Mumtaz Mahal died from complications of childbirth. 

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On this day in 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly into space. 

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On this day in 1904, a fire on the paddle steamer General Slocum caused more than a thousand deaths. 

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On this day in 1846, the Bear Flag Revolt began when a group of Americans invaded Sonoma. 

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