Today's Highlight in History: On September 17th, 1920, the American Professional Football Association -- a precursor of the National Football Leag...
Today's Highlight in History: On September 16th, 1940, Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas was elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives. On this ...
Today's Highlight in History: On September 15th, 1963, 11-year-old Denise McNair and three 14-year-olds: Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Addi...
Today's Highlight in History: On September 14th, 1940, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, providing for the first peacetime draft in US hi...
Today's Highlight in History: On September 13th, 1788, the Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election, and declared New ...
Today's Highlight in History: On September 12th, 1960, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy addressed the issue of his Roman Catholic...
Today's Highlight in History: On September eleventh, 1789, Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first US Secretary of the Treasury. On this date: ...
Today's Highlight in History: On September tenth, 1955, "Gunsmoke" premiered on CBS television. On this date: In 1608, John Smith was el...
Today's Highlight in History: On September ninth, 1956, Elvis Presley made the first of three appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show." On ...
Today's Highlight in History: On September eighth, 1900, Galveston, Texas, was struck by a hurricane that killed about 6,000 people. On this date:...