By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 2023. There are 68 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 24, 1945, the United Nations officially came into existence as its charter took effect. On this date: In 1537, Jane Seymour, the ...
By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Oct. 20, the 293rd day of 2023. There are 72 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 20, 1977, three members of the rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd, including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, were killed along with three others in the ...
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 ...