By The Associated Press Today is Friday, June 23, the 174th day of 2023. There are 191 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On June 23, 1888, abolitionist Frederick Douglass received one vote from the Kentucky delegation at the Republican convention in Chicago, ...

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2023. There are 192 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 22, 1940, during World War II, Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German ...

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2023. There are 193 days left in the year. Summer begins today. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 21, 1788, the United States Constitution went into effect as New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify ...

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, June 16, the 167th day of 2023. There are 198 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be ...

Washington appointed to lead Continental Army By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, June 15, the 166th day of 2023. There are 199 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 15, 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington ...

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, June 12, the 163rd day of 2023. There are 202 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 12, 2016, a gunman opened fire at the Pulse nightclub, a gay establishment in Orlando, Florida, leaving 49 people dead and 53 wounded; ...