This Day in History Class

On this day in 1960, an explosive fire at a whisky warehouse claimed the lives of fourteen firefighters and five members of the Glasgow Salvage Corps.

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On this day in 1912, First Lady Helen Taft and Viscountess Iwa Chinda planted two Japanese cherry trees in Washington, D.C.

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Hey there, history fans! We're off for today, but please enjoy these flashback episodes from the TDIHC vault, and be sure to tune in Monday for a brand new episode.

On this day in 1912, civil rights leader Dorothy Height was born in Richmond, Virginia.

On this day in 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez dumped 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound. 

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On this day in 1857, the first commercial elevator began operation inside a New York City department store.

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On this day in 1621, Dutch legal scholar Hugo Grotius escaped his imprisonment by hiding inside a book chest.

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On this day in 1962, a black bear named Yogi was ejected from a supersonic bomber during a test of the plane’s escape capsule. 

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On this day in 1345, the alignment of three planets supposedly caused the Black Death pandemic.

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On this day in 1958, production began on the live-action Disney film Darby O'Gill and the Little People.

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On this day in 1995, Mississippi finally voted to ratify the 13th Amendment–130 years after its passage.

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On this day in 1985, the first dot-com domain name was registered by Symbolics Inc., a Massachusetts computer company. 

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