Today's Highlight in History: On July 28th, 1750, composer Johann Sebastian Bach died in Leipzig, Germany. On this date: In 1540, King Henry the E...
Today's Highlight in History: On July 29th, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which created NASA. On this ...
On July 30th, 1975, former Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in suburban Detroit -- although presumed dead, his remains have never bee...
Today's Highlight in History: On July 31st, 1556, St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus -- the Jesuit order of Catholic priests ...
Today's Highlight in History: On August first, 1946, President Truman signed the Fulbright Program into law, establishing the scholarships named f...
Today's Highlight in History: Ten years ago, on August second, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, seizing control of the oil-rich emirate. President Bush ...
Today's Highlight in History: On August third, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, on a voyage that took him to the present-day...
Today's Highlight in History: On August fifth, 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe, 36, was found dead in her Los Angeles home; her death was ruled a pro...
Today's Highlight in History: On August seventh, 1942, US forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in t...
Today's Highlight in History: On August eighth, 1974, President Nixon announced he would resign following new damaging revelations in the Watergat...