On04, Osama bin Laden, in a videotape to the American people, said he ordered the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United ...

Three amateur thieves stole 24 priceless gems from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on this day in ...

The Erie Canal opened Oct. 26, 1825 and proved one of the most successful public works projects in American history, ...

The USS Constitution was launched on Oct. 21, 1797, in Boston on this day in history. She went on to a legendary career in ...

At the time of this solemn dedication, one of the greatest Navy Day celebrations in the history of the service was in progress at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. And thus two monuments were brought at onc ...

Imperial Japan sent its first wave of kamikaze suicide planes to the U.S. Navy off the coast of the Philippines on Oct. 25, ...

On Oct. 26, 1944, after four days of furious fighting, the World War II battle of Leyte Gulf, largest air-naval clash in ...

The state of Karnataka celebrates Karnataka Rajyotsava, also known as Karnataka Formation Day, marking the unification of the ...

Discover the history behind why Americans vote on a Tuesday in November, a tradition dating back to 1845, and how it impacts ...

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali became World Heavyweight champion for the second time on this day in 1974 after defeating George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle" in Zaire, modern-day Democratic ...

The Nevada Day weekend is jam-packed with events from the parade in Carson City to children’s theater shows in Reno about ...