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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A Japanese soldier is found hiding in a jungle cave on the island of Guam - January 24th, 1972
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2022-01-24
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Toy company Wham-O produces the first Frisbees - January 23rd, 1957
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2022-01-23
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A 3,500-year-old ancient Egyptian obelisk is erected in Central Park, New York - January 22nd, 1881
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2022-01-22
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An oil well is drilled by torpedoes for the first time - January 21st, 1865
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2022-01-21
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Marvin Gaye's hit song "What's Going On" is released - January 20th, 1971
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2022-01-20
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A famous horned lizard dies after living 31 years entombed in the cornerstone of a Texas courthouse - January 19th, 1929
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2022-01-19
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The U.S. government bans the sale of sliced bread - January 18th, 1943
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2022-01-18
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The Great Brink's Robbery - January 17th, 1950
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2022-01-17
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Part One of Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote novel is published in Spain - January 16th, 1605
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2022-01-16
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A cartoon in Harper's Weekly uses the donkey to symbolize the Democratic Party for the first time - January 15th, 1870
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2022-01-15
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The clarinet is invented in Nuremberg, Germany - January 14th, 1690
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2022-01-14
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The Black Friday bushfires claim 71 lives in Australia - January 13th, 1939
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2022-01-13
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A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time - January 12th, 1908
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2022-01-12
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England holds its first national lottery - January 11th, 1569
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2022-01-11
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Clara Peller first asks 'Where's the Beef?' in an ad campaign for Wendy's hamburgers - January 10th, 1984
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2022-01-10
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Columbus mistakes three manatees for mermaids - January 9th, 1493
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2022-01-09
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African American men secure the right to vote in Washington, D.C. - January 8th, 1867
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2022-01-08
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Galileo discovers the moons of Jupiter - January 7th, 1610
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2022-01-07
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Maria Montessori opens her first school in Rome - January 6th, 1907
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2022-01-06
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"Rapper's Delight" becomes the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40 - January 5th, 1980
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2022-01-05
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