On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress, the governing body of the 13 American colonies and later the United States, ...

ON THIS DAY ... today in the Senate. It was referred to the Foreign Relations Committee. Upon the Hay-Pauncefote treaty Great Britan bases her protests against free passage for American ships ...

we’re bringing it back to life with Today in History. Each day, we will revisit notable news items from our archives, offering a glimpse into the events, people, and moments that shaped our ...

Pop superstar Michael Jackson, who had been accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy, was acquitted of all felony charges on05.

ON THIS DAY IN 1922 ... Greek messages from Athens received here today. Among the Turkish outrages was the carrying off of many girl pupils of the American Girls College, it is alleged.

Distinguished American combat officer Benedict Arnold met a British commander in secret with a plot to trade the colonial stronghold at West Point for cash on this day in history, Sept.

This Father's Day weekend brings another, more obscure holiday in the U.S.: Flag Day. Here's what the holiday is and how and when it started.

It's the day the legends died ... greatest female and male voices in modern music history. Ruth remains perhaps the most celebrated athlete in American sports. Each stands as a larger-than ...

is a day I will never forget, not only because I wasn’t sure if I would get out of Vietnam in one piece but because I still consider it one of the greatest betrayals in American history – the ...

The American Minerva, patroness of peace, Commerce and the Liberal Arts, or American Minerva for short, was a precursor to what later became the New York Sun, a newspaper that stopped production ...

It's Native American Heritage Day. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks ... the struggles that Native communities face today. Ned Blackhawk is a professor of history and American studies at Yale and a ...