Before the Cold War hardened into coups and counterinsurgency, the United States backed reformist governments across Latin ...

Presidential factoid: Only four U.S. presidents had a shorter lifespan than Arthur. He died at age 57. His predecessor in the ...

Jan. 20 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1265, Britain's House of Commons, which became a model for parliamentary bodies, met for the first time. In 1778, James Cook became the first European to ...

Every day is important, holding an opportunity for a new adventure, an exciting event. Each day in history holds something ...

On Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was ...

For most of history, parents couldn’t buy their kids dolls, action figures, or the like. Then playtime became big business.

On Feb. 4, 1997, a civil jury in Santa Monica, California, found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole ...

The idea of a “trans-national America” argued against forcing immigrants into an Anglo-Saxon mold.

President Donald Trump asked his supporters on Thursday if he should "try for a fourth term" amid the worst approval rating polls of his presidency. "Record numbers all over the place! Should I try ...

The White House, bypassing the UN, has invited more than 60 countries to join the Donald Trump-headed Board of Peace in Davos ...

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. That first-ever use of an atomic weapon killed an estimated 140,000 people in all, most of whom were civilians. Three ...

After reaching San Francisco — the first winter automobile crossing of the US — teams discovered there was no viable route to ...