Two astronauts complete the first untethered spacewalks - February 7th, 1984
On this day in 1984, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert Lee Stewart became the first humans to walk untethered in space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7 Feb 20238min
The Sámi people hold their first national congress - February 6th, 1917
On this day in 1917, the first national meeting of the Sámi people was held in Trondheim, Norway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 Feb 20237min
Jacques Cousteau’s The Silent World is published - February 3rd, 1953
On this day in 1953, French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau published his bestselling memoir The Silent World.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 Feb 202316min
Sears opens its first retail store - February 2nd, 1925
On this day in 1925, American retailer Sears opened its first department store in Chicago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 Feb 202312min
An atomic bomb blast is shown for the first time on television - February 1st, 1951
On this day in 1951, the KTLA TV station in Los Angeles made the first live broadcast of an atomic explosion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1 Feb 20237min
McDonald's opens its first restaurant in the Soviet Union - January 31st, 1990
On this day in 1990, the first McDonald’s in Russia opened for business in Moscow’s Pushkin Square.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31 Jan 20239min
The U.S. Congress buys Thomas Jefferson’s book collection - January 30th, 1815
On this day in 1815, President James Madison authorized Congress to purchase Thomas Jefferson’s personal library.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30 Jan 202310min
Germany observes its first Holocaust Remembrance Day - January 27th, 1996
On this day in 1996, German president Roman Herzog declared a national day of remembrance for the victims of Nazism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 Jan 20236min
