President Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City on Oct. 27, 1858, and went on to live a giant life as war hero and ...

In our “This Day in History” series, we highlight historical news events—and the Foreign Affairs articles and book reviews written about them—for each day of the year. What happened on this date?

The USS Constitution was launched on Oct. 21, 1797, in Boston on this day in history. She went on to a legendary career in naval warfare, earning the famous moniker Old Ironsides.

A devastating fire broke out in a barn on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois on this day in history on Oct. 8, 1871. Known as The Great Chicago Fire, the blaze burned through the heart of the ...

On this day in 1690, "Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick" attracted colonial officials' ire by repeating a scandalous rumor and condemning a British alliance with the Mohawk Meilan ...

Johnny Carson, born in Iowa on this day in history, Oct. 23, 1925, went on to become the iconic and Emmy Award-winning host ...

Amazon Goes Public At $18 Per Share On This Day In Market History Margin Calls Trigger 'Black Friday' In Germany On This Day In Market History The First Coca-Cola Is Sold On This Day In Market ...

One of the driest months in United States history is coming to a close and the consequences are coming into focus.

ON THIS DAY IN 1884, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reporte­d, “Young Mr. [Theodore] Roosevelt, who recently quitted his cattle ranch in Dakota, alighted last Saturday night in the Brooklyn Rink ...

It's (almost) Election Day in America. Soon citizens across the United States will get in line to ... The animal logos date ...

ON THIS DAY IN 1891, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “NEW YORK, OCT. 3 — Shortly after midnight last night Mrs. Grover Cleveland was safely delivered of a daughter at her home, 816 Madison ...

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