In 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded, charged with conspiring to kill England's Queen Elizabeth I. In 1692, a doctor in ...

Members of the Walter Hecklin Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet in the city hall this evening at eight o’clock, when they will sit down for a raccoon supper ...

On Feb. 6, 1958, a British airliner crashed upon takeoff from a Munich, Germany, airport. The crash killed 23 people, ...

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev issued a series of reforms and the Communist Party gave up its 70-year monopoly of political power in the Soviet Union.

This Day in History – Feb. 6, 1976.  Forty-nine years ago today, February 6, 1976, Leonard Peltier was arrested in western ...

By sitting down to lunch at a North Carolina department store, the brave men inspired many others to take part in nonviolent ...

January 27th has seen its fair share of significant events that have shaped the course of history. One of the most notable events that occurred on January ...

THANKS, DEREK. ALL MONTH WE ARE CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY, HIGHLIGHTING IMPORTANT PEOPLE AND MOMENTS EACH DAY OF THE MONTH. IT WAS ON THIS DAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 1913. CIVIL RIGHTS ICON ROSA PARKS WAS ...

Valentine's Day is on Friday, February 14! The best part is that it falls on the Friday before a long weekend, so make sure to have any dinner reservations, hotel bookings, or flower deliveries ...

This date in Texas history is part of a Longhorns newsletter put together by Texas football beat writer Danny Davis. For this ...