This Day in History Class

The Candia Massacre began on this day in 1898.

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"Hippie" was first used in print with its current meaning on this day in 1965.

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A series of events known as the Peekskill Riots ended on this day in 1949.

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The Whitestone Hill Massacre occurred on this day in 1863. There's more in the November 23, 2016 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "The Dakota War of 1862 and the Whitestone Hill Massacre."

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The Great Fire of London began on this day in 1666. There's more in the May 30, 2011 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "History's Unforgettable Fires." 

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An error during a crash dive led to a catastrophe aboard the submarine USS S-5 on this day in 1920. There's more to the story in the November 26, 2014 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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Mary Ann Nichols was murdered on this day in 1888, the first canonical victim of Jack the Ripper.

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England's master gardener, Lancelot "Capability" Brown, was baptized on this day in 1716.

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Karl Heinrich Ulrichs publicly defended homosexuality at the Congress of German Jurists on this day in 1867, making him the first gay man to publicly speak on the topic of gay rights.

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Emmett Till was murdered on this day in 1955. For a longer look at the story, listen to the August 28, 2017 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "The Motherhood of Mamie Till-Mobley." 

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