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

Illusionist Harry Houdini, who stunned audiences with his death-defying escape act, died on this date in history, Oct. 31, 1926. The cause of death was peritonitis, caused by a ruptured appendix.

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

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

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 ...

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

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

The Japanese coincidentally launched the suicide attacks on St. Crispin’s Day — a landmark anniversary in the history of global warfare. King Henry V led English archers into the famous Battle ...

Join us as we revisit a tragic event in Huddersfield's history that unfolded on October 31st, 1941. A devastating fire at H ...

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 ...

Josh Bailey skated and scored in his 1,000th NHL game on Oct. 28, 2002, two years ago today. After 15 seasons of service to ...