This Day in History Class

On this day in 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory caught fire, and more than 100 workers died.

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Today, Anney Reese from the podcasts Stuff Mom Never Told You and Savor joins me to talk about the 1921 Women's Olympiad.

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On this day in 1849, an enslaved man named Henry Brown packed himself up in a box and was shipped to Pennsylvania, a free state. Listen to the Stuff You Missed in History Class episode on Henry Brown here: https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/the-life-and-magic-of-henry-box-brown.htm

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On this day in 1916, Chinese emperor Yuan Shikai abdicated the throne and announced he would resume his presidency. 

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On this day in 1963, the maximum-security prison Alcatraz closed.

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On this day in 1928, Fred Rogers of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" fame was born.

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On this day in 1935, a petty theft in a S.H. Kress store and rumors a Black Puerto Rican boy's death led to an all-out riot in Harlem. 

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On this day in 1990, two thieves disguised as police officers broke into the Gardner Museum in Boston and stole millions of dollars worth of art that was never recovered.

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Labor and civil rights movement leader Bayard Rustin was born on this day in 1912. 

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On this day in 1968, hundreds of Vietnamese civilians were killed by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War.

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