This Day in History Class

On this day in 1880, cycling fans from across the U.S. gathered to establish the League of American Wheelmen, the first national organization dedicated to the bicycle. 

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On this day in 1971, with its first shipment of shoes set to go out the next day, the Blue Ribbon Sports company changed its name to Nike, Inc. 

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On this day in 1933, the animated short “Three Little Pigs” premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 

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On this day in 1828, a teenage boy with a mysterious past appeared alone in the public square of what is now Nuremberg, Germany.

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On this day in 1981, a 25-year-old acrobat named Dan Goodwin completed the first external climb of the Sears Tower, the tallest building in the world at the time.

(02:56) Willis Tower

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On this day in 1830, “Mary’s Lamb” was released as part of a small book of children’s poems written by Sarah Josepha Hale.

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On this day in 1921, the Broadway musical “Shuffle Along” debuted at the 63rd Street Music Hall. 

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On this day in 1899, Jacob German spent a night in jail after committing the first speeding infraction in the United States.

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On this day in 1962, at a fundraising event for the Democratic Party, Marilyn Monroe sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy. 

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On this day in 1980, triggered by a powerful earthquake, Mount St. Helens volcano erupted in Washington state, killing 57 people and forever changing the surrounding landscape.

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