This Day in History Class

On this day in 1979, a promotional event at a Major League Baseball game devolved into a dangerous riot.

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On this day in 1985, Dr. Harry Harlan Stone announced the successful use of zippers to open and close surgical incisions.

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On this day in 1994, Communist dictator and founder of North Korea Kim Il-Sung died of a heart attack. 

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On this day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated court of appeals judge Sandra Day O’Connor to be the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. 

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On this day in 1699, Captain William Kidd was arrested and jailed in Boston on charges of piracy. 

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On this day in 1946, French designer Louis Réard introduced the world to the bikini.

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On this day in 1881, the Tuskegee State Normal School, now Tuskegee University, opened its doors to students for the first time.

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On this day in 1963, the ZIP Code was introduced as part of a nationwide effort to improve the speed of mail delivery in the United States.

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On this day in 1859, French daredevil Charles Blondin became the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope.

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On this day in 1995, the American space shuttle Atlantis docked in orbit with the Russian space station Mir.

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