Every day carries its own slice of history, full of change, challenge, and triple-point turning moments. So what exactly ...

Finally, it is also the date that Celtics small forward Phil Hankinson left us in 1996. A Penn alum taken by Boston with the ...

On Nov. 18, 1978, U.S. Rep. Leo J. Ryan of California and four others were killed on an airstrip in Jonestown, Guyana, by members of the Peoples Temple; the killings were followed by a night of mass ...

The time zones were enacted during the General Time Convention at the Grand Pacific Hotel at LaSalle Street and Jackson Boulevard in Chicago. A plaque at the location — which is just north of the ...

Today in History for Nov. 17: ...

On this day in 1978, the Southern Pacific Railroad officially closed the historic Saugus Train Depot, ending 90 years of ...

Both the Lincoln Blue Tigers and William Jewell Cardinals enter today’s contest winless in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. “Somebody in this game is going to get a conference win, and somebody is ...

Harley-Davidson has been making motorcycles for nearly all of automotive history, and as a result, the company's made some ...

New York (CNN) — The ongoing government shutdown isn’t just the longest in American history. It’s likely the most damaging, too. Historically, the economic damage from shutdowns is fleeting, quickly ...

1943 — The Green Bay Packers grab nine interceptions, seven off Frank Sinkwich, in a 27-6 victory over the Detroit Lions. 1948 — Chicago’s Bill Blackburn returns two interceptions for touchdowns to ...

100 Years Ago, 1925: George VanAiken, Second and Ellsworth streets, who a year ago won the unique distinction of being the oldest active cabinetmaker in the country, is dead. He passed away yesterday ...