Today in History: December 20, the Louisiana Purchase is completed By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Dec. 20, the 354th day of 2025. There are 11 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was ...

Today is Friday, Dec. 19, the 353rd day of 2025. There are 12 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 19, 1998, President Bill Clinton was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives for perjury and obstruction of justice. (He was subsequently acquitted by the Senate.) Also on ...

Today in History: December 18, Donald Trump impeached for the first time By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Dec. 18, the 352nd day of 2025. There are 13 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 18, 2019, the U.S. House impeached President Donald Trump on two charges, ...

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2025. There are 14 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright conducted the first successful manned, powered airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, using their experimental craft, the Wright ...

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2025. There are 15 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea ...

Today is Monday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2025. There are 16 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, went into effect following ratification by Virginia. Also on this date: In 1890, Hunkpapa Lakota ...