On this date in 1981, Muhammad Ali fought in his last professional match. In his 61st professional fight, Ali faced Trevor ...

Dartmouth College was founded on this day in 1769 when Eleazar Wheelock was issued a royal charter for the school.

PLAINS, Ga. (WALB) - On December 12, 1974, Jimmy Carter announced his candidacy for president. Carter’s political career ...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -On December 9, 1979, a commission of scientists declare smallpox has been eradicated. The disease, ...

On this day in 1925, the Grand Ole Opry started broadcasting live music from its home in Nashville, Tenn. An article from the History Channel says it was originally named “The Barn Dance,” inspired by ...

British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first souls to enter King Tutankhamen’s tomb in more than 3,000 years on Nov. 26, 1922.

On December 10, 1967, legendary soul musician Otis Redding, who was from South Georgia, died in a plane crash. Redding was ...

Every day has a history tied to it. Have you ever wondered what happened on this day in the past? Every date holds stories ...

On Feb. 3, 1959, stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in an Iowa plane crash on what was supposed to be a plane ride to their next stop on the Winter Dance Party ...

Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States raise $26 billion for the war and served as the basis for the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia On This Day in ...