This Day in History Class

The Reno Brothers staged the first peacetime train robbery in the U.S. on this day in 1866.

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Women marched on Versailles on this day in 1789. There's more to the story in the February 8, 2017 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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The Orient Express started its service from Paris to Istanbul, then often called Constantinople, on this day in 1883.

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Italy invaded the Ethiopian Empire, also known as Abyssinia, on this day in 1935.

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The Perejil, or Parsley, Massacre began on this day in 1937.

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Mao Zedong proclaimed the formation of the People's Republic of China on this day in 1949. There's more in the Stuff You Missed in History Class episodes "The Great Leap Forward" (September 1, 2014), "The Great Famine" (September 8, 2014), "China's Cultural Revolution: Red Guard and Purges" (September 15, 2014), and "China's Cultural Revolution: Rewriting a Nation" (September 17, 2014).

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The Boeing 747 was introduced on this day in 1968.

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Rudolf Diesel disappeared on this day in 1913, which is also marked as the date of his death.

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Lilian Bland was born on this day in 1878. Learn more in the July 13, 2016 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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Suleiman's siege of Vienna began on this day in 1529. Learn more in the July 7, 2014 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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