Today is Columbus Day, a federal holiday commemorating the arrival of the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in the ...

Today is the U.S. Navy’s actual birthday, observed every year on October 13. It was on this day in 1775 that the Continental Congress green-lighted the first U.S. naval force. According to ...

Every day has a history tied to it — small moments, big turns, lives changed. What happened on October 17? In 1777, British ...

In 1978, one of the most enduring songs in American pop and R&B history was giving shape to its legendary status: Earth, Wind & Fire's "September." The song became so infectious that it can still ...