This Day in History Class

On this day in 1948, the State of Israel was created.

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On this day in 1985, police bombed the house where members of the MOVE organization lived in West Philadelphia. 

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On this day in 1910, Nobel-prize winning chemist Dorothy Hodgkin was born. 

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On this day in 868, a copy of the Diamond Sutra was published. It is the oldest surviving complete dated and printed book.

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On this day in 1849, a riot broke out at the Astor Place Opera House in New York.

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On this day in 1893, the Kinetoscope had its first public demonstration at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. 

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On this day in 1945, the massacre of Algerian civilians by French authorities and European Algerians began in retaliation for anti-colonial demonstrations.

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On this day in 1994, one version of Edvard Munch's famous painting "The Scream" was recovered months after it was stolen from the National Gallery in Norway. 

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On this day in 1884, circus performer and strongwoman Katie Sandwina was born. Learn more about Katie in an episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class at https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/the-glamorous-strongwoman.htm. 

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On this day in 1832, the Indian Vaccination Act went into effect, providing for the vaccination of thousands of Native Americans from smallpox. 

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