Category: today

Today in History: Thursday, February  09, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 9, 1950, Sen. Joseph McCarthy, during a speech in Wheeling, W.Va., charged…

Today in History: Wednesday, February  08, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in…

Today in History: Tuesday, February  07, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 7, 1964, the Beatles arrived in New York for their first American…

Today in History: Monday, February  06, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain’s King George VI died at age 56, and his…

Today in History: Friday, February  03, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 3, 2009, Eric Holder was sworn in as attorney general, becoming the…

Today in History: Thursday, February  02, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 2, 1943, the remainder of Nazi forces from the Battle of Stalingrad…

Today in History: Wednesday, February  01, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all…

Today in History: Tuesday, January  31, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Jan. 31, 1958, the United States entered the Space Age with its first…

Today in History: Monday, January  30, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Jan. 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. AP Photo On this…

Today in History: Friday, January  27, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Jan. 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau…