By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, July 19, the 200th day of 2023. There are 165 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 19, 2005, President George W. Bush announced his choice of federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. to replace Supreme Court ...

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, July 17, the 198th day of 2023. There are 167 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 17, 1821, Spain ceded Florida to the United States. On this date: In 1862, during the Civil War, Congress approved the Second ...

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, July 13, the 194th day of 2023. There are 171 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 13, 1960, John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at his party’s convention in Los Angeles. On ...

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, July 1, the 182nd day of 2023. There are 183 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 1, 1966, the Medicare federal insurance program went into effect. On this date: In 1863, the pivotal, three-day Civil War Battle of ...

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, June 30, the 181st day of 2023. There are 184 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 30, 1982, the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution expired, having failed to receive the required number of ...

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, June 26, the 177th day of 2023. There are 188 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 26, 1945, the charter of the United Nations was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco. On this date: In 1917, the first troops of the ...