This Day in History Class

Topsy the Elephant was electrocuted on this day in 1903.

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Lucretia Mott was born on this day in 1793. There's more in the August 15, 2018 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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A new planet, called Vulcan, was announced on this day in 1860.

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Lorenzo de' Medici was born on this day in 1449. There's more in the March 31, 2010 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "Death at the Duomo: The Pazzi Conspiracy." 

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The ship carrying Theodosia Burr Alston disappeared on this day in 1812. There's more to the story in the October 17, 2017 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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The Iroquois Theater in Chicago burned on this day in 1903. There's more detail in the December 8, 2014 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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A group of Lakota Sioux were surrounded and a tragic firefight erupted on this day in 1890. There's more detail in the August 10, 2009 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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Auguste and Louis Lumière charged 1 franc admission to see several of their films on this day in 1895. There's more detail in the November 27 and 29, 2017 episodes of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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Carry Nation destroyed the Carey Hotel's bar as a Temperance protest on this day in 1900. There's more detail in the July 24 and 26, 2017 episodes of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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The pan-African holiday Kwanzaa, created by Maulana Karenga, was celebrated for the first time beginning this day in 1966. 

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