On December 29, 1890, U.S. Army troops killed hundreds of Lakota Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. December 29 marks ...

1908: Jack Johnson — who lived in Chicago and owned a short-lived cafe in the Bronzeville neighborhood — became the first ...

Tom Hawkins was a big star at the University of Notre Dame, where he averaged 23 points and 16.7 rebounds a game. The Lakers ...

The American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville began in 1959 a yearslong effort to compile the first encyclopedia ...

The century of the Communist movement in India is a history of sacrifice, of ideological battles, of tremendous victories and ...

1979: Up to 11,000 Chicago Transit Authority workers walked off the job eight days before Christmas, causing 700,000 daily riders to either jam the roads in private cars, fill up commuter railroad ...

Step back into automotive history with a Cadillac that captured imaginations when it debuted in 1959. From its bold design to its luxury details, this car represented success, innovation, and style in ...

Every day has a history. Have you ever wondered what essential events shaped a date like December 12? There is always something remarkable hidden in the past, waiting to be explored. Some events ...

A little debate broke out on social media when a left-wing progressive mocked the idea that “absolute” standards of living are more important than “relative” ones. To some, what people aspire to is ...

Update: Republican Matt Van Epps has defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District race, the Associated Press projects. Read more here. Washington — Voters are heading to the ...

Someone has hit the pause button on holiday joy. Stocks fell to start December after five straight days of gains. The S&P 500 was down 0.5%, Dow was down 0.9%, while the Nasdaq fell 0.4%. Losses were ...

He was born June 15, 1959, in Warren, the son of Thomas A. and Joan Mullen. Doug attended the Rust City Church in Niles. He genuinely enjoyed being around others, often sharing jokes and bringing ...