By The Associated Press Today is Monday, March 6, the 65th day of 2023. There are 300 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 6, 1944, U.S. heavy bombers staged the first full-scale American raid on Berlin during World War II. On this date: In 1834, the city of ...
By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2023. There are 302 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as America’s 32nd president. On this date: In 1789, the Constitution of the United ...
By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, March 2, the 61st day of 2023. There are 304 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a game against the New York Knicks, an NBA record that still ...
By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2023. There are 310 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 24, 1942, the SS Struma, a charter ship attempting to carry nearly 800 Jewish refugees from Romania to British-mandated Palestine, was ...
By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2023. There are 311 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 23, 1954, the first mass inoculation of schoolchildren against polio using the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh as some 5,000 students ...
By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2023. There are 312 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 22, 2021, the number of U.S. deaths from COVID-19 topped 500,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. On this date: In 1630, ...