Today's Highlight in History: On May fifth, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Junior became America's first space traveler as he made a 15-minut...
Today's Highlight in History: On May fourth, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing fo...
Today's Highlight in History: On May third, 1999, tornadoes roared across Oklahoma and Kansas, killing at least four dozen people and injuring hun...
Today's Highlight in History: On May second, 1863, Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own me...
Today's Highlight in History: On April 29th, 1945, American soldiers liberated the Dachau concentration camp; that same day, Adolf Hitler married ...
Today's Highlight in History: On April 28th, 1789, there was a mutiny on the "Bounty" as the crew of the British ship set Captain Willia...
Today's Highlight in History: On April 26th, 1986, the world's worst nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl plant in the Soviet Union. An ...
Today's Highlight in History: On April 25th, 1945, delegates from some 50 countries met in San Francisco to organize the United Nations. On this d...
Today's Highlight in History: April 23rd, 1564, is believed to be the birthdate of English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare; he died 52 year...
Today's Highlight in History: On April 22nd, 1970, millions of Americans concerned about the environment observed the first "Earth Day."...