On this day in 1937, the first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, went on sale in British bookstores.

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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.

This Day in History Class

On this day in 1937, the first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, went on sale in British bookstores.

J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published in London - September 21st, 1937

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