This Day in History Class

On this day in 1184, dozens of noblemen plunged to their deaths after a floor collapsed above a monastery cesspit in modern-day Germany.

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On this day in 1990, actress and comedian Roseanne Barr sang an ear-splitting rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the start of a Major League Baseball game. 

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On this day in 1959, Ed Wood’s campy cult classic Plan 9 from Outer Space premiered in theaters.

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On this day in 1983, at Russia’s Vostok research station in Antarctica, scientists reported the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth. 

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On this day in 1801, the town of Cheshire, Massachusetts, made a 1,235-pound cheese wheel as a gift for President Thomas Jefferson.

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On this day in 1979, during a tropical storm, two enormous supertankers collided off the coast of Tobago.

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On this day in 1936, Oscar Mayer’s original Wienermobile made its debut in the company’s hometown of Chicago. 

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On this day in 1976, three men kidnapped a school bus driver and 26 children in Chowchilla, California.

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On this day in 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock’s seminal book about child care was published for the first time.

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On this day in 1865, P. T. Barnum’s American Museum in New York City was destroyed in a mysterious fire.

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