ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…2016: Barack Obama becomes the first U.S. President to visit Cuba since 1928, arriving for a three-day tour. An Axios reporter lost his job after he...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1660: English Long Parliament disbands. A super PAC aligned with former President Donald Trump is formally filing an ethics complaint accusing Florida Gov....
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1964: Boxing legend Cassius Clay joins the Nation of Islam and changes his name to “Muhammad Ali”, calling his former title a “slave...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1967: 25,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops launch Operation Junction City against the Viet Cong — the largest U.S. airborne assault since WWII....
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1870: Iowa ratifies the 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution, allowing suffrage for all races and ethnicities. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1892: Ellis Island opens as a U.S. immigration inspection station — it would go on to be the gateway to the U.S. for...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1791: U.S. Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gives its approval, establishing Amendments 1-10 of the U.S. Constitution. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has called...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1619: 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish, England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God. Considered by many The First Thanksgiving in the Americas. Gov....
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1945: The Nuremberg war trials begin as 24 Nazi leaders are put on trial before judges representing the victorious Allied powers. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) addressed...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1776: American Revolution – British troops capture Fort Washington. An underwhelming performance in the recent midterm elections has caused a civil war to...