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On March 13, 1862, Congress approved an act prohibiting the military from sending escaped slaves back into slavery. The Act of Prohibiting the Return of…

Jack Kerouac was born on March 12, 1922 (and died October 21, 1969). He is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen…

Come one, come all to the Moondog Coronation Ball! Held at the Cleveland Arena on March 21, 1952 - this event is generally accepted as the first major…

The Falklands War was a conflict resulting from the long-standing dispute over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and the South…

We're all busy planning our Cinco De Mayo / Kentucky Derby parties this weekend, and you'll probably be watching the Derby on television... Today marks…

The June 1962 Alcatraz escape was an attempt by Clarence Anglin, John Anglin, and Frank Morris to escape one of the United States' most famous prisons.…

Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States, following his dominant role in the Civil War. Under Grant, the Union Army effectively ended…

"The happiest place on Earth" became "Le paradis sur Terre" on this day 20 years ago, when Euro Disney Resort opened it's gates for the first time. It…

Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist known for his remarkable breakthroughs in vaccinating rabies and anthrax, and for reducing mortality…

Kentucky's Auditor says the state agency responsible for responding to weather disasters and other emergencies used taxpayer funds to pay for $100,000 in…