This Day in History Class

Jonathan Edwards' sermon 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' was published on this day in 1741.

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Joan of Arc was posthumously acquitted of heresy on this day in 1456.

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Richard the Lionheart inherited the throne after the death of his father, on this day in 1189.

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The London Match Girls' Strike at the Bryant and May match factory began on this day in 1888.

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Walt Witman's 'Leaves of Grass' was published on this day in 1855.

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The artifact known as the Phaistos Disc was discovered on this day in 1908.

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A rebellion took place aboard the slave ship Amistad on this day in 1839.

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Ignaz Semmelweis, known as the father of infection control, was born on this day in 1818.

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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.

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