Death of U.S. President William McKinley / Constance Baker Motley born - September 14
U.S. President William McKinley died on this day in 1901, having been shot by an assassin on September 6. / On this day in 1921, Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to be named a federal cou...
14 Sep 202010min
Phineas Gage Struck with a Tamping Iron / Great fire of Smyrna started - September 13
Phineas Gage was struck through the skull with a tamping iron on this day in 1848. / On this day in 1922, a fire in Smyrna in Asia Minor -- present-day İzmir, Turkey -- began blazing through the city....
13 Sep 202011min
Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Elope / Haile Selassie deposed - September 12
Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett eloped on this day in 1846. / Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie was deposed by military coup on this day in 1974. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www....
12 Sep 202011min
Vivekananda's Speech on Hinduism / Hope Diamond stolen - September 11
Vivekananda gave a speech on Hinduism in Chicago on this day in 1893. / On this day in 1792, the Hope Diamond was stolen in the chaos of the French Revolution. Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...
11 Sep 20207min
DNA Fingerprinting Discovered / Abebe Bikila became first Black African Olympic gold medalist - September 10
DNA fingerprinting was discovered on this day in 1984. / On this day in 1960, Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila set a world record for the marathon at the Olympics in Rome. Learn more about your...
10 Sep 20209min
Attica Prison Uprising Began / Hanapepe Massacre - September 9
The Attica Prison Uprising began on this day in 1971. / On this day in 1924, a strike organized by Filipino sugar plantation workers turned into a massacre of Filipinos by local police. Learn more ab...
9 Sep 202012min
Delano Grape Strike Began / Michelangelo's David unveiled in Florence - September 8
The Delano Grape Strike began on this day in 1965. / On this day in 1504, Michelangelo's David was unveiled to the public. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee ...
8 Sep 20209min
Pirate Raid on the Ganj-i-Sawai / Last captive thylacine died - September 7
Pirates raided the Ganj-i-Sawai on this day in 1695. / On this day in 1936, the last thylacine, aka Tasmanian tiger, died at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://ww...
7 Sep 20209min
