By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2023. There are 73 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Oct. 19, 2010, the Pentagon directed the military to accept openly gay recruits for the first time in the nation’s history.
On this ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2023. There are 74 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States took formal possession of Alaska from Russia.
On this date:
In 1648, Boston shoemakers were authorized to ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2023. There are 75 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight
in History:
On Oct. 17, 1933, Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany.
On this date:
In 1610, French King Louis XIII, ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Friday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2023. There are 79 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Oct. 13, 2010, rescuers in Chile using a missile-like escape capsule pulled 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom 69 days after they were ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, Oct. 12, the 285th day of 2023. There are 80 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight
in History:
On Oct. 12, 1976, it was announced in China that Hua Guofeng had been named to succeed the late Mao Zedong as chairman of the Communist Party, ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2023. There are 81 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Oct. 11, 1991, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexually ...