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.
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Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is stolen - February 12th, 1994
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2024-02-12
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Volleyball is invented - February 9th, 1895
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2024-02-09
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Three Black students are killed in the Orangeburg Massacre - February 8th, 1968
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2024-02-08
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Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” hits No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 - February 7th, 1976
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2024-02-07
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Hundreds of swimmers are washed out to sea on Bondi Beach - February 6th, 1938
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2024-02-06
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The United States launches "Operation Cornflakes" - February 5th, 1945
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2024-02-05
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Introducing: Very Special Episodes
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2024-02-02
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Grand Central Terminal opens in New York City - February 2nd, 1913
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2024-02-02
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The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published - February 1st, 1884
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2024-02-01
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Private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion - January 31st, 1945
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2024-01-31
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The Altar of Augustan Peace is dedicated in Rome - January 30th, 9 BC
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2024-01-30
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The Seeing Eye dog guide training school opens in Nashville - January 29th, 1929
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2024-01-29
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American aviator Bessie Coleman is born - January 26th, 1892
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2024-01-26
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Scottish poet Robert Burns is born - January 25th, 1759
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2024-01-25
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The Boy Scouts movement begins in England - January 24th, 1908
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2024-01-24
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The USS Pueblo is captured - January 23rd, 1968
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2024-01-23
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Lottie Williams becomes the first person to be hit by space junk - January 22nd, 1997
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2024-01-22
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American singer Janis Joplin is born - January 19th, 1943
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2024-01-19
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"The Jeffersons" premieres on CBS - January 18th, 1975
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2024-01-18
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The U.S. buys three of the Virgin Islands from Denmark - January 17th, 1917
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2024-01-17
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