This Day in History Class

By iHeartPodcasts and HowStuffWorks

From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.... more

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The podcast currently has 2,003 episodes available.

This Day in History Class episodes:

July 05, 2024 Flashback episode - July 5th
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20min
July 04, 2024 Flashback episode - July 4th
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19min
July 03, 2024 The Great Auk goes extinct - July 3rd, 1844
On this day in 1844, Icelandic fishermen killed the last remaining pair of great auk seabirds.
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8min
July 02, 2024 "Lawnchair Larry" takes flight in a homemade airship - July 2nd, 1982
On this day in 1982, amateur pilot Larry Walters launched himself skyward using a lawn chair and several dozen weather balloons.
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9min
July 01, 2024 The first Sony Walkman goes on sale - July 1st, 1979
On this day in 1979, the original Sony Walkman portable cassette player was released in Japan.
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10min
June 28, 2024 Flashback episode - June 28th
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20min
June 27, 2024 The FBI foils Operation Pastorius - June 27th, 1942
On this day in 1942, the FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had infiltrated the United States by submarine.
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11min
June 26, 2024 Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" is published - June 26th, 1948
On this day in 1948, Shirley Jackson's seminal short story "The Lottery" was first published in “The New Yorker.”
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10min
June 25, 2024 Rose O’Neill is born - June 25th, 1874
On this day in 1874, self-taught illustrator and Kewpie Doll creator Rose O’Neill was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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12min
June 24, 2024 Mark Twain patents a self-pasting scrapbook - June 24th, 1873
On this day in 1873, American author and inventor Mark Twain received a patent for a new kind of scrapbook.
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8min

FAQs about This Day in History Class:

How many episodes does This Day in History Class have?

The podcast currently has 2,003 episodes available.