Today is Wednesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2026. There are 358 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 7, 2015, masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French newspaper that had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, methodically killing 12 people, including the ...
Today in History: January 6, Trump supporters storm Capitol to stop certification of Biden victory By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2026. There are 359 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 6, 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump, fueled ...
Today in History: January 5, construction begins on Golden Gate Bridge By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2026. There are 360 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 5, 1933, construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge; the bridge was completed in ...
Today in History: January 3, the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ begins By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2026. There are 362 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 3, 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New ...
Today is Friday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2026. There are 363 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 2, 2016, a heavily armed group led by brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy seized the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, beginning a 41-day standoff to protest the imprisonment ...
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 31, the 366th and final day of 2025. This is New Year's Eve. Today in history: On Dec. 31, 1879, Thomas Edison first demonstrated his electric incandescent lights for the public by illuminating some 100 bulbs in and around his laboratory in Menlo Park, New ...