After stints there and with the Tri-Cities Blackhawks/Milwaukee (now, Atlanta) Hawks, Nichols reunited with former Capitols ...

Poet Javed Akhtar claimed that Christmas was moved from spring to December to coincide with a popular pagan festival to ease ...

In 1923, President Calvin Coolidge lit the first national Christmas tree on the White House lawn. Members of the First ...

This is Wednesday, Dec. 24, the 358th day of 2025 with seven to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, ...

During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Lawson wore only jersey No. 3 and put up 5.8 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 3.6 points ...

The Mega Millions jackpot is at $100 million on Tuesday, Dec. 23, as the Powerball jackpot hits $1.7 billion. Check your ...

It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. December 23, 1823. The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” commonly known as “The Night ...

1976: Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley — who held the office for 21 years — died of a heart attack. On that frigid Monday, ...

1971: The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced the formation of Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity, later changed to ...

The story of the first powered flight, and how a fragile aircraft in 1903 changed commerce, warfare, and human movement ...

Every day has a history tied to it. Have you ever wondered what happened on this day in the past? Every date holds stories ...

On Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing more than 2,300 Americans. The United States declared war against Japan the following ...