On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States completed its purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million, taking possession of the territory ...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -On October 15, 1973—four months before the release of her 13th studio album, “Jolene”—country star ...

On Oct. 17, 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries declared an oil embargo on countries supporting ...

Today is the U.S. Navy’s actual birthday, observed every year on October 13. It was on this day in 1775 that the Continental Congress green-lighted the first U.S. naval force. According to ...

On Oct. 16, 1793, following her conviction for treason, French Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, was beheaded on the ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - On this date in 1859, John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, WV, began. It ended up being a failed ...

Every day has a history tied to it — small moments, big turns, lives changed. What happened on October 17? In 1777, British ...

ON THIS DAY IN 1890, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Census Superintendent Porter stated today that, while he expected to be able to announce the rough count of the population of the entire ...

ON THIS DAY IN 1875, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle said, “At Brattleboro, yesterday, among other speakers, Mr. Evarts addressed the Vermont Veterans at the Town Hall. His speech was redolent with the ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On October 13, 2024, the Sumter Historic Trust opened the doors to some of downtown Americus’ most ...

Science history On the night of Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble observed a strange star that flickered in intensity at regular ...