This Day in History Class

On this day in 1813, British forces launched a surprise attack on U.S. troops encamped at Stoney Creek, Ontario. 

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On this day in 1977, the Green Belt Movement began with the planting of seven trees at Kamukunji Park in Nairobi, Kenya.

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On this day in 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed into law the Indian Citizenship Act, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States. 

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On this day in 1813, after being mortally wounded at the Battle of Boston Harbor, Captain James Lawrence issued his final command: “Don’t give up the ship.” 

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On this day in 1790, the first U.S. federal copyright law was signed into effect by President George Washington. 

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Please enjoy these May 30th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you tomorrow for a brand new episode!

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On this day in 1930, the U.S. War Department insisted that Black mothers and widows must travel on segregated boats in order to visit their loved ones’ graves in Europe.

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On this day in 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono began a week-long bed-in for peace at a hotel in Montreal, Canada. 

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On this day in 1994, the ashes of Pennsylvania native George Swanson were buried in the driver’s seat of his beloved sports car. 

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On this day in 1970, Soviet engineers began drilling the deepest man-made hole ever dug.

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