By The Associated Press
Today is Friday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2024. There are 312 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 23, 2007, a Mississippi grand jury refused to bring any new charges in the 1955 slaying of Emmett Till, the Black teenager who was beaten ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2024. There are 313 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 22, 1980, the “Miracle on Ice” took place in Lake Placid, New York, as the United States Olympic hockey team upset the Soviets, 4-3. ...
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Today is Saturday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2024. There are 318 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 17, 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president; ...
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Today is Friday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2024. There are 319 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 16, 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month and a-half after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.
On this date:
In 1862, the ...
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Today is Thursday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2024. There are 320 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 15, 1965, singer Nat King Cole, who despite facing extreme racism throughout his short career sold more than 50 million records that ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2024. There are 321 days left in the year. This is Valentine’s Day.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 14, 1967, Aretha Franklin recorded her cover of Otis Redding’s “Respect” at Atlantic Records in New ...