This Day in History Class

The Battle of Ambos Nogales took place on this day in 1918. You can learn more in the Stuff You Missed in History Class episode from August 22, 2018. 

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The final articles of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen were adopted on this day in 1789, during the French Revolution. There's more on the French Revolution in the February 8, 2017 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "The Women's March on Versailles," and in "How the French Revolution Worked" from November 19, 2008.

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The Great Moon Hoax began on this day in 1835. There are many more details in the March 30 and April 1, 2015, episodes of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii, Herculaneum and surrounding communities in a volcanic eruption on this day in the year 79. For more of the story, check out the October 9, 2009, episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "Pompeii: Lost and Found." 

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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed on this day in 1927. For more detail, listen to the August 5, 2009 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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The First Geneva Convention was signed on this day in 1864. This is also part of the January 9, 2017 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "Henry Dunant, Founder of the Red Cross."

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The Haitian Revolution began on this day in 1791. For a longer episode on the subject, listen to the January 27, 2017 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "Toussaint L'Ouverture and the Haitian Revolution."

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The crew of a ship called the White Lion traded several enslaved Africans for food and repairs on this day in 1619, often described as the beginning of slavery in what would become the United States.

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Inventor Philo Farnsworth was born on this day in 1906. Learn more in the September 18, 2013 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "Philo T. Farnsworth."

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The 19th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1920. 

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