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

A total of 30 fire alarms, with an estimated loss of $50,000 was reported last night for the past 24 hours by Fire Chief ...

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 ...

1973: Illinois Gov. Dan Walker signed the Illinois Lottery into law, marking the 10th state in the contiguous United States ...

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 ...

On Nov. 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was shot to death during a motorcade in Dallas; Texas Gov. John B. Connally, riding in the same car as Kennedy, was ...

The American penny passed away today after a prolonged illness. It was 238 years old. The last penny was minted Wednesday afternoon at the US Mint in Philadelphia, overseen by US Treasurer Brandon ...

On November 11, 1959, Jimmie Lee Sloas was born. If that name doesn’t ring a bell, it really should, especially if you’re a fan of country, contemporary Christian, or even thrash metal music. Jimmie ...