• This Happened Today (in History) Podcast

  • By: Ben Miller
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This Happened Today (in History) Podcast

By: Ben Miller
  • Summary

  • An interesting audio reflection on what happened on this day in history. Each day three topics are discussed and reviewed.
    Notes Doc 1
    Notes Doc 2
    These two documents are available for use in classrooms which will allow the students to delve deeper into the topic by reflecting on the topic and how each may affect the world today.
    © 2024 This Happened Today (in History) Podcast
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Episodes
  • May 19th in History
    May 19 2024

    Thank you to the following websites for their information regarding today’s topics.

    The People history.com -
    http://www.thepeoplehistory.com
    1921 U.S.A. Emergency Quota Act
    https://www.nps.gov/articles/closing-the-door-on-immigration.htm
    2007 Record Shipwreck Found Off Cornish Coast
    https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/fishermen-stumble-upon-link-to-gold-laden-shipwreck.html
    1997 Hong Kong Avian Flu
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/avian-flu-kills-young-boy
    The music used as the background track for this podcast is Americana created by Kevin MacLeod on Incompetech.com.

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    9 mins
  • May 18th in History
    May 18 2024

    Thank you to the following websites for their information regarding today’s topics.

    The People history.com -
    http://www.thepeoplehistory.com
    1980 U.S.A. Mount St. Helens
    https://earthsky.org/earth/this-date-in-science-cataclysmic-eruption-at-mount-st-helens/
    1974 India Becomes Nuclear Power
    https://www.atomicarchive.com/history/cold-war/page-17.html
    2011 United States Man Eats 25,00th Big Mac
    https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna43073264
    The music used as the background track for this podcast is Americana created by Kevin MacLeod on Incompetech.com.

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    8 mins
  • May 17th in History
    May 17 2024

    Thank you to the following websites for their information regarding today’s topics.

    The People history.com -
    http://www.thepeoplehistory.com
    1875 U.S.A. First Kentucky Derby
    https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/moments/aristides
    1946 U.S.A. Railroads Seized By Truman
    https://www.mainstreet-nashville.com/life/history/nashville-banner-page-for-may-17-1946/article_cdbbc83a-b67a-11eb-9606-4f5e39c99b07.html
    1954 U.S.A. Brown v. Board of Education
    https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka
    The music used as the background track for this podcast is Americana created by Kevin MacLeod on Incompetech.com.

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    6 mins

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