History frequently conceals its pivotal changes just beneath the surface of everyday dates. The last day of the year, when examined through the lens o.

Every day has a history attached to it: strange, sad, joyful, and world-changing moments that shape our stories. But what happened on December 29? Why does this date matter in world history? On this ...

Every day has a story hidden in history. Have you ever wondered what happened on December 17 that made the date special? Every year, people around the world look back to remember events that changed ...

(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back every day at ‘This Day In History.’ On this date in 1981, Muhammad Ali fought in his last professional match. In his 61st ...

(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back every day at ‘This Day In History.’ On this date in 2010, space history was made by a private company. SpaceX became the ...

ON THIS DAY IN 1902, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “KINGSTOWN, ISLAND OF ST. VINCENT — The Venezuelan troop ship Zamora and the Venezuelan coast guard vessel Veinte Tres de Mayo were captured in ...

Jan. 5 marks the anniversary of an engineering feat: the beginning of construction on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — On December 23, 1823, the classic “Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem was published anonymously in a local newspaper. The poem, originally titled “A Visit from Saint Nicholas,” ...

On the evening of December 25, 2000, a devastating fire ripped through the four‑story Dongdu Building in Luoyang, Henan province, killing more than 300 people. The blaze began at approximately 9:35 ...

ON THIS DAY IN 1849, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle said, “Our musical portion of the community will bear in mind that Handel’s most successful effort, ‘The Messiah,’ is to be performed tomorrow night at ...

December 13, 1914 - The section of the Lincoln Highway west of Grand Island was started in December 1914, and an experimental paved mile was completed the next year. In Nebraska, the road followed the ...