This Day in History Class

On this day in 1987, a barge carrying nearly seven million pounds of trash set sail from Islip, New York, and spent the next five months looking for somewhere to dump it.

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On this day in 1788, a fire sparked in the home of a Spanish military treasurer consumed roughly eighty percent of the city of New Orleans.

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On this day in 1925, the deadliest tornado in U.S. history claimed the lives of 695 people.

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On this day in 1762, one of New York City’s oldest traditions began when the first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in lower Manhattan.

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On this day in 1190, the entire Jewish community of York was attacked by a mob while taking refuge in the city’s royal castle.

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On this day in 1892, Jesse Reno received a patent for what would later become the world's first working escalator.

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On this day in 1950, the Federal Bureau of Investigation debuted the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list.

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On this day in 1958, an Air Force B-47 bomber mistakenly dropped a nuclear weapon on a rural family farm in Mars Bluff, South Carolina.

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On this day in 1893, the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts had to cancel its upcoming first graduation when the only member of the senior class was murdered the night before.

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On this day in 1985, a civic group in Tyler, Texas, put up the first Adopt-A-Highway sign.

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