1931: Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone was found guilty by a federal jury on five counts of income tax indictments and was later ...

T oday in Boston Celtics history, Larry Siegfried was signed by the Boston Celtics as a free agent. It is also the day he ...

On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States completed its purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million, taking possession of the territory ...

Discover the best historic districts in the U.S.-from New Orleans to Key West-where preserved architecture, culture, and food ...

Despite losing the fortune they had built over generations, Antony's grandparents and father managed to escape Germany in ...

In 2016, country songwriter Claude (Curly) Putman, who co-wrote (with Bobby Braddock) iconic country songs "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and ''D-I-V-O-R-C-E," died at age 85. He also wrote "The Green, ...

Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir wants to tell the unfiltered story of the Palestinians fight against British ...

The UK government has belatedly recognised a Palestinian state, but memories of British repression in “mandate Palestine” ...

WRR began broadcasting out of Dallas in the fall of 1920—actually a little before KDKA signed on to the air—but did not become a licensed station until August, 1921, which makes it the second oldest ...

Boris Karloff and James Whale created the template for a hundred years of horror movies to follow with 'Frankenstein' at ...

Dave’s History Adventures is a new series highlighting local history with Dave Nopel. To suggest an adventure, email Molly ...