On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th ...
On Dec. 5, 1848, in an address to Congress, President James K. Polk sparked the Gold Rush of ’49 by confirming that gold had ...
In January, Delaware County will become the first county in Pennsylvania to operate under Home Rule with an executive ...
On this date in 1970, a new federal agency opened its doors, changing how America protects its environment. The Environmental ...
1958: Shortly before classes were to be dismissed, a fire broke out in the basement of Catholic school Our Lady of the Angels ...
Every day has a history. Have you ever wondered what essential events shaped a date like December 5? Many moments from the ...
Sixty years ago today, astronauts Jim Lovell and Frank Borman blasted off from Cape Kennedy aboard Gemini VII, embarking on a mission that would redefine the limits of human endurance and pave the way ...