Harry Houdini, the remarkable illusionist who stunned international audiences with his death-defying escape act, was shackled eternally by the Grim Reaper on this Halloween in history, Oct. 31, 1926. ...

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

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 ...

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

Founding Father John Jay took his oaths as first chief justice of the Supreme Court on this day in history, Oct. 19, 1789. He ...

What happened on November 1 in world history? Here are 4 events worth remembering: See them above in our 57-second video, and below for more details! The unveiling of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling ...

Ju, are veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars while serving in the US navy. They were later transferred to the Korean navy.

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

It was celebrated as a harvest festival at the end of October, but also marked a day when the veil between this world and the ...

1938: US State Dept. makes a public text of the note ... impacts Jamaica for a third day, causing grief and destruction. 1975: The Soviet Union and East Germany sign a revised treaty of ...