PM on September 30, 1955, 24-year-old actor James Dean was killed in Cholame, California, when the Porsche he was driving hit a Ford Tudor sedan at an intersection.

Oct. 1, 1800: The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was signed, giving Louisiana back to France from Spain. Spain secretly traded New Orleans and territory West of the Mississippi River in exchange for an ...

Every day has a history attached to it — but do we always pause to ask why? What whispered events, triumphs, tragedies, or ...

President Saddam Hussein launched a war against their neighbour Iran on 1980. The war, which went on for eight years, is ...

"Every day has a history attached to it — some quiet, some dramatic. What happened on September 25 that still echoes in time?

Stanislav Petrov's 1983 nuclear alert, 1994 Israel-Jordan peace treaty, and the birth of scientific pioneer Emilie du ...

Sixty-four years ago today on Sept. 22, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation that would establish the Peace Corps.

(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back at every day in ‘This Day In History.’ On this date in 1908, the first hour-long flight took to the sky. Orville Wright ...

(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back at every day in ‘This Day In History.’ On this date in 1796, George Washington’s farewell address was published. The ...

Relive the biggest soap opera milestones that happened on this day in history — from shocking twists and memorable weddings ...

On October 2, 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a US-based Saudi Arabian journalist who wrote critically of the crown prince and his ...