This Day in History Class

On this day in 1912, stewardess Violet Jessop escaped the sinking Titanic on a lifeboat.

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One of the deadliest racial incidents during the Reconstruction Era happened on this day in 1873, when a massacre broke out in the aftermath of a controversial election.

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On this day in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth once, earning him the title of the first person to travel in space. 

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On this day in 1979, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin was deposed and fled the country. 

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The Statute of Anne, widely recognized the first full copyright law, went into force on this day in 1710.

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On this day in 1921, Mary Winston Jackson was born in Hampton, Virginia. She would go on to become NASA's first Black female engineer. You can find an episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class on Jackson at https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/mary-winston-jackson-nasa-engineer.htm 

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On this day in 1820, the now-famous sculpture known as the Venus de Milo was uncovered on the Aegean island of Melos.

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On this day in 1994, the Rwandan military and Hutu militia groups began killing Tutsis and moderate Hutu politicians, inciting a genocide that lasted 100 days.

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On this day in 1846, Dred and Harriet Scott, an enslaved husband and wife, filed petitions to sue for their freedom in the St. Louis Circuit Court. Listen to the two-part Stuff You Missed in History Class episode on Dred Scott at https://www.missedinhistory.com/search.php?terms=dred+scott

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On this day in 1614, Pocahontas married colonist John Rolfe married. 

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