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: 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 first, 1946, President Truman signed the Fulbright Program into law, establishing the scholarships named f...
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 ...
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 29th, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which created NASA. On this ...
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 27th, 1940, Bugs Bunny made his "official" debut in the Warner Brothers animated cartoon "A W...
Today's Highlight in History: On July 26th, 1775, Benjamin Franklin became Postmaster-General. On this date: In 1788, New York became the eleventh...
Today's Highlight in History: On July 25th, 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army, the first officer to hold the rank. On this date...