This Day in History Class

On this day in 1692, soldiers brutally killed members of the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe after staying in the MacDonalds' homes for nearly two weeks.

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On this day in 1909, an interracial group of American leaders met in New York to call for an organization that would fight for African American civil and political rights. This event is considered the founding meeting of the NAACP.

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On this day in 1916, anarchist and activist Emma Goldman was arrested for distributing information on birth control.

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On this day in 1355, riots broke out in Oxford, England, when a couple of university students incited a pub brawl over bad wine.

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On this day in 1907, thousands of suffragists marched from Hyde Park to Exeter Hall in London in what became known as the Mud March.

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On this day in 1887, U.S. President Grover Cleveland signed the Dawes General Allotment Act into law. 

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On this day in 1926, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History launched Negro History Week, which was later extended to Black History Month.

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Maori chiefs and representatives of the British Crown signed the Treaty of Waitangi on this day in 1840.

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The New Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg opened to the public on this day in 1852. 

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Constantin von Tischendorf identified the Codex Sinaiticus, or Sinai Bible, on this day in 1859. 

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