This Day in History Class

On this day in 1888, "National Geographic Magazine" began publication as the official journal of the National Geographic Society.

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On this day in 1780, American General Benedict Arnold agreed to betray his country in exchange for £20,000 and a high rank in the British army.

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On this day in 1977, during an infamous episode of “Happy Days,” Henry Winkler’s Fonzie jumped over a shark while on water skis.

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On this day in 1959, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev lost his composure after being told that he could not go to Disneyland.

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On this day in 1973, Jimmy Carter filed a report claiming he had seen an unidentified flying object four years earlier.

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On this day in 1971, the long-running detective series “Columbo” premiered on NBC.

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On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the poem that later became America’s national anthem.

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On this day in 1899, Henry Hale Bliss was fatally struck by a taxicab.

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On this day in 1952, seven people encountered a mysterious creature on a farm in Flatwoods, West Virginia.

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On this day in 1992, a Category 4 hurricane devastated the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

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