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This Day in History Class

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  • Summary

  • 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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  • The U.S. Supreme Court rules that tomatoes are vegetables - May 10th, 1893
    May 10 2024

    On this day in 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Nix v. Hedden that tomatoes are vegetables, not fruits.

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    7 mins
  • The “Join, or Die” political cartoon is published - May 9th, 1754
    May 9 2024

    On this day in 1754, Benjamin Franklin published the famous “Join, or Die” political cartoon.

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    9 mins
  • The Tollund Man is discovered in Denmark - May 8th, 1950
    May 8 2024

    On this day in 1950, two brothers stumbled upon a well-preserved corpse in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.

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    8 mins

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