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General Slocum disaster / László Bíró patented ballpoint pen in Britain - June 15

General Slocum disaster / László Bíró patented ballpoint pen in Britain - June 15

FromThis Day in History Class


General Slocum disaster / László Bíró patented ballpoint pen in Britain - June 15

FromThis Day in History Class

ratings:
Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this day in 1904, a fire on the paddle steamer General Slocum caused more than a thousand deaths. / On this day in 1938, Hungarian newspaper editor Laszlo Biro filed a British patent for the ballpoint pen.
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Released:
Jun 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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.