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

"The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, the first movie that incorporated synchronized speaking parts for its actors, was released on this day in history, Oct. 6, 1927. Primitive by today’s ...

The Freedom Riders History (05:04) Civil War (Joan Baez), With Dance Performance By Djassi Johnson and Kevin Boseman (04:23) 3D Preview of Petra by Virtual Wonders (00:39) Discovery of the Lake ...

The Naval School was founded in Annapolis, Maryland in the wake of a shocking scandal at sea on this day in history, Oct. 10, 1845. The renowned military institute was renamed the U.S. Naval ...

ON THIS DAY IN 1944, the Eagle reported, “Former Gov. Alfred E. Smith, the Al Smith of many a political campaign, whom millions of Americans came to love with a passionate affection as a symbol ...

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 ...

The mighty USS Constitution, arguably the most famous warship in American history — a testament to dauntless courage at sea in the nation's infancy — was launched in Boston on this day in ...

While Day of the Dead is often thought of as just a way for families to honor lost loved ones, it has also provided a vehicle for social protest.

It's imperative that all Americans know the history of Veterans Day so that we can honor our former service members properly. Memorial Day honors service members who died in service to their ...

In Jamaica, Hurricane Flora, one of the most destructive Atlantic storms, impacts Jamaica for a third day, causing grief and destruction. 1975: The Soviet Union and East Germany sign a revised ...