Today's Highlight in History: On May ninth, 1960, the Food and Drug Administration approved a pill as safe for birth control use. (The pill, Enovi...
Today's Highlight in History: On May tenth, 1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinen...
Today's Highlight in History: On May 12th, 1820, the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, was born in Florence, Italy. On this date: I...
Today's Highlight in History: On May 13th, 1940, in his first speech as prime minister of Britain, Winston Churchill told the House of Commons, &q...
Today's Highlight in History: On May 14th, 1980, President Carter inaugurated the Department of Health and Human Services. On this date: In 1643, ...
Today's Highlight in History: On May 15, 1972, George C. Wallace was shot by Arthur Bremer and left paralyzed while campaigning in Laurel, Marylan...
Today's Highlight in History: On May 16th, 1929, the first Academy Awards were presented during a banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The mo...
Today's Highlight in History: On May 17th, 1792, the New York Stock Exchange was founded by brokers meeting under a tree located on what is now Wa...
Today's Highlight in History: On May 18th, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing. On ...
Today's Highlight in History: On May 19th, 1935, T.E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia," died in England from injuries sustai...