The Zong Massacre began on this day in 1781.

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Anne Bonny and Mary Read were convicted of piracy on this day in 1720. You can find more to the story in the August 15, 2016 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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George Moscone and Harvey Milk were assassinated on this day in 1978.

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Archaeologists entered the tomb of King Tutankhamun on this day in 1922. There's more to the story in the September 15, 2010 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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The Mirabal Sisters were assassinated in the Dominican Republic on this day in 1960. You can learn more in the November 21 2018 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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A man known as D.B. Cooper parachuted out of an airplane and was never seen again on this day in 1971. You can learn more in the October 3, 2011 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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The St. John Slave Insurrection began on this day in 1733.

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Blackbeard was killed on this day in 1718. There's more to the story in the May 5, 2014 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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The Mayflower Compact was signed on this day in 1620.

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A whale sank the Essex on this day in 1820. There's more in the Sep. 27, 2010 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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