Today’s Highlight in History: On April 2, 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, because of advancing Union forces. On…
Today’s Highlight in History: On April 1, 1976, Apple Computer was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. On this date: In 1789, the U.S. House of Representatives…
Today’s Highlight in History: On March 31, 1968, at the conclusion of a nationally broadcast address on Vietnam, President Lyndon B. Johnson stunned listeners by declaring, “I shall not seek,…
Today’s Highlight in History: On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by John W. Hinckley, Jr.; also wounded were White…
Today’s Highlight in History: On March 28, 2003, American-led forces in Iraq dropped thousand-pound bombs on Republican Guard units guarding the gates to Baghdad and battled for control of the…
Today’s Highlight in History: On March 26, 1945, during World War II, Iwo Jima was fully secured by U.S. forces following a final, desperate attack by Japanese soldiers. On this…
Today’s Highlight in History: On March 25, 1931, in the so-called “Scottsboro Boys” case, nine young black men were taken off a train in Alabama, accused of raping two white…
By The Associated Press Today’s Highlight in History: On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez (vahl-DEEZ’) ran aground on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and began leaking…
By The Associated Press Today’s Highlight in History: On March 23, 1933, the German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act, which effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers. On this date: In…
By The Associated Press On this date: In 1413, England’s King Henry IV died; he was succeeded by Henry V. In 1760, a 10-hour fire erupted in Boston, destroying 349…
Today’s Highlight in History: On March 19, 1966, the Texas Western Miners defeated the heavily favored Kentucky Wildcats, 72-65, to win the NCAA Championship played in College Park, Maryland; making…
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2019. There are 70 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 22, 1962, in…
Today in History Today is Monday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2019. There are 71 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 21, 1892, schoolchildren…
Today is Friday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2019. There are 74 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 18, 1977, West German commandos stormed…
Today in History Today is Thursday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2019. There are 75 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 17, 1979, Mother…
Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 16, 1962, the Cuban missile crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of missile bases…
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2019. There are 77 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 15, 1991, despite sexual harassment allegations…
Today in History Today is Monday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2019. There are 78 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S.…
