This Day in History Class

On this day in 1965, after more than a year of investigation, the FBI Laboratory delivered inconclusive results about the lyrics of the popular song “Louie Louie.”

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On this day in 1866, the U.S. Congress ordered the minting of the first nickel-based five-cent coin. 

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On this day in 1637, a French clergyman ordered the blades of his dinnerware to be rounded off at the edges, thus creating the first known version of the butter knife.

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On this day in 1928, Buster Keaton’s silent-era masterpiece Steamboat Bill, Jr. premiered at the Rialto Theatre in New York City.

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On this day in 1949, French authorities exhumed the body of Léon Besnard and found telling evidence that he may have been murdered by his wife.

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On this day in 1933, more than 25,000 books were destroyed during a series of book burnings held in college towns throughout Germany. 

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On this day in 1914, by order of presidential proclamation, Mother’s Day was officially established as a national holiday in the United States. 

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On this day in 1970, professional skier Yūichirō Miura became the first person to ski down Mount Everest.

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On this day in 1921, the iconic perfume Chanel No. 5 was sold for the first time at Coco Chanel’s boutique in Paris. 

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On this day in 1979, in celebration of Margaret Thatcher’s election victory, members of the Conservative Party took out a newspaper ad proclaiming, “May The Fourth Be With You, Maggie."

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