By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Aug. 10, the 222nd day of 2023. There are 143 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 10, 1945, a day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Imperial Japan conveyed its willingness to surrender provided the status of ...

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2023. There are 144 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 9, 1974, Vice President Gerald R. Ford became the nation’s 38th chief executive as President Richard Nixon’s resignation took ...

By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2023. There are 145 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon, facing damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, announced he would resign the following ...

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of 2023. There are 146 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 7, 1942, U.S. and other allied forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World ...

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, July 21, the 202nd day of 2023. There are 163 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 21, 1925, the so-called “Monkey Trial” ended in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T. Scopes found guilty of violating state law for ...

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, July 20, the 201st day of 2023. There are 164 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching the surface in ...