Indian Vaccination Act / Stratton brothers trial began - May 5
On this day in 1832, the Indian Vaccination Act went into effect, providing for the vaccination of thousands of Native Americans from smallpox. / On this day in 1905, the Stratton brothers' trial bega...
5 Maj 202111min
May Fourth Incident / Haymarket affair - May 4
On this day in 1919, thousands of students gathered at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to protest the Paris Peace Conference. / On this day in 1886, a bomb set off at a peaceful labor protest in Chicago t...
4 Maj 202111min
"Raja Harischandra" released / Edo period ended - May 3
"Raja Harischandra," considered by many to be the first full-length Indian feature film, was released on this day in 1913. / On this day in 1868, the Edo period in Japan ended, and the Meiji Restorati...
3 Maj 202110min
Isabel González born / First ascent of Shishapangma - May 2
On this day in 1882, Puerto Rican activist Isabel González was born. / On this day in 1964, a group of Chinese climbers summited Shishapangma, the 14th highest mountain in the world. Learn more about...
2 Maj 202111min
Cato Street Conspirators executed / "Species Plantarum" published - May 1
On this day in 1820, the conspirators who plotted to assassinate the entire British Cabinet were executed for high treason. / Though it was officially published weeks later in two volumes, Carl Linnae...
1 Maj 202111min
Bristol Bus Boycott / K-19 commissioned - April 30
On this day in 1963, West Indians in Bristol, England, boycotted the Bristol Omnibus Company for its refusal to hire people of color as bus crew. / On this day in 1961, the Soviet Union commissioned t...
30 Apr 202112min
First African-American college chartered / Los Angeles Riots began - April 29
On this day in 1854, the Ashmun Institute, now called Lincoln University, was chartered as a college for Black men. / On this day in 1992, riots erupted in Los Angeles in response to the acquittal of ...
29 Apr 202110min
Fanny and Stella arrested / Mutiny on the Bounty - April 28
On this day in 1870, performers Fanny and Stella were arrested for "public mischief" for cross-dressing. / On this day in 1789, acting lieutenant Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Captain Willia...
28 Apr 202110min
