On Nov. 24, 1874, Joseph Glidden received a patent for barbed wire, which altered the development of ranching on the Great ...

In 1718, Edward Teach, also known as the pirate Blackbeard, was killed off North Carolina's Outer Banks during a battle with ...

Ogallala was located along the Texas Cattle Trail and attracted settlers, cowboys and more. Boot Hill, the town’s first ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - On this date in 1831, James Garfield was born in Orange Township, Ohio. It’s now called Moreland ...

On November 20, 1998, big tobacco companies agreed to pay states for the impacts of smoking on public health costs. Vermont ...

(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back every day at ‘This Day In History.’ On this day in 1956, two American firsts made history: Don Larsen of the New York ...

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon ordered hundreds of US National Guard Troops to Ferguson, outside St. Louis, to prevent further ...

(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back every day at ‘This Day In History.’ On this day in 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T, a car that would revolutionize ...

Twenty-four high-ranking Nazis go on trial in Nuremberg, Germany, for atrocities committed during World War II, beginning on ...

Ever since 1775, the United States Marine Corps has fought to protect America and its freedoms all over the world. The birthplace of the Corps is Philadelphia, where the Second Continental Congress ...

The Wiregrass will be shrouded by more clouds again overnight to limit Thursday's highs to the lower 60s. Temperatures will dive into Halloween as skies clear. Parents can also avoid bad candy by ...