This Day in History Class

On this day in 1833, American dentist and women’s rights activist Lucy Hobbs Taylor was born.

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On this day in 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus. 

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On this day in 1926, Sylvia Townsend Warner’s debut novel, Lolly Willowes, was published by Viking Press.

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On this day in 432 BC, the newly-completed Parthenon was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena.

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On this day in 1951, a serial killer couple known as the Lonely Hearts Killers were put to death at Sing Sing Prison.

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On this day in 1988, the Writers Guild of America began one of the longest union strikes in Hollywood history.

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On this day in 1987, the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry capsized shortly after leaving the Zeebrugge harbor in Belgium.

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On this day in 1887, American teacher Anne Sullivan was introduced to her star pupil, Helen Keller. 

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On this day in 1789, the Pennsylvania legislature lifted a decade-long ban on live theater.

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On this day in 1639, Governor John Winthrop documented a report of unidentified flying objects in the sky above Boston.

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