This Day in History Class

On this day in 1867, the world’s first stock ticker was unveiled at the New York Stock Exchange.

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On this day in 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to attend a previously all-white school in New Orleans. 

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On this day in 1940, Walt Disney's "Fantasia" premiered at the Broadway Theatre in New York City.

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On this day in 1908, the first Gideons Bibles were placed at the Superior Hotel in Montana. 

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On this day in 1990, the IRS seized Willie Nelson’s properties in six states for non-payment of taxes.

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On this day in 1939, a German carpenter tried to kill Adolf Hitler. 

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On this day in 1965, the Pillsbury Doughboy appeared in his first TV commercial. 

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On this day in 1990, an arson fire swept through the Universal Studios backlot.

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On this day in 1948, the Chicago Tribune wrongly declared Thomas Dewey the winner of the previous day’s presidential election.

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On this day in 1988, a rogue computer program was unleashed on the Internet for the first time. 

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