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 ...
By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2023. There are 85 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 7, 1991, University of Oklahoma law professor Anita Hill publicly accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of making sexually ...