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On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, with three small ships, the Santa María, the Pinta and the Niña. On October 12, the expedition sighted ...

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On May 20, 1506, the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid, Spain. Columbus was the first European to explore the Americas since the Vikings.

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On December 23, 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cuts off the lower part of his left ear with a razor while staying in ...

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On September 26, 1960, for the first time in US history, a debate between major party presidential candidates is broadcast on live television.

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Joe Biden (1942-), a man who spent nearly a half-century in public service as a senator and vice president, and who endured profound family loss, became the ...

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Some 35 U.S. states declare it to be Bob Hope Day on May 29, 2003, when the iconic comedic actor and entertainer turns 100 years old. In a public ceremony held ...

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In Germany, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler orders a bloody purge of his own political party, assassinating hundreds of Nazis whom he believed had the potential to ...

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On October 6, 1908, the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary announces its annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, dual provinces in the Balkan region of Europe.

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World War II ended six years and one day after Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, sparked the 20th century's second global ...

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Bloody battles raged between the Allied powers, which included Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the United States, along with other nations ...

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Pop sensation Michael Jackson is born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Jackson began performing with his four brothers in the pop group the Jackson 5 when ...

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On August 3, 1492, Columbus and his crew set sail from Spain in three ships: the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. On October 12, the ships ...

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World War I started in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and ended in 1918.

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It was the biggest and deadliest war in history, spanning six grueling years and involving countries in nearly every part of the world.

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World War II, the largest and deadliest conflict, began with Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939, and ended in 1945 with Japan's surrender, causing 60-80 ...

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The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around AD 280.

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The first recorded Olympic Games were held at Olympia in the Greek city-state of Elis in 776 B.C., but it is generally accepted that the Olympics were at least ...

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The Day of the Dead (el Día de los Muertos), is a Mexican holiday where families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a brief reunion.

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Six sports have appeared in every Winter Olympics: cross-country skiing, figure skating, hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating.

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In the 19th century, May Day took on a new meaning, as an International Workers' Day grew out of the 19th-century labor movement for worker's rights and an ...

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After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island on October 12, 1492, believing he has reached East Asia.

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In the culmination of his extraordinary rise to power over a tumultuous election year, Donald John Trump is inaugurat...

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The Aztecs used skulls to honor the dead a millennium before the Day of the Dead celebrations emerged.

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... day honoring fathers became a nationwide holiday in the United States. Father's Day 2025 will occur on Sunday, June 15. Mother's Day: Inspiration for Father's ...

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15 May 2024 — What was the most-watched U.S. presidential debate in history? Find out this and other surprising facts about the relatively modern political ...

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John Tyler. Elected as vice president on the Whig Party ticket in 1840 alongside William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, a former representative and ...

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Donald J. Trump was the 45th U.S. president. He was elected in November 2016 and served until January 2021. Previousl...

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Eid al-Adha, or the “Feast of Sacrifice,” signifies the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim, known as Abraham in Christianity and Judaism, ...

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On September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, dies at age 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

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