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

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - On Dec. 13, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson arrived in France to take part in World War I peace ...

On a cold December morning in 1960, a small surgical team at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston gathered around an ...

On this date in 1907, the famous Adkins bankruptcy case out of Lincoln County, WV, led to the sentencing of 10 people in federal court.

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

December 13 marks significant historical events, including Pope Celestine V's resignation in 1294 and the capture of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The day also commemorates the start of the Nanjing Massacre ...

On December 13, 1866, Joseph Biedenharn was born. At age 22 he inherited his family’s confectionary business and renamed it ...

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

Johnson Lake began to fill in December 1940 after its dam was closed. It was named for George E. Johnson, an electrical and ...

University of Nebraska alumnus George Beadle shared the Nobel Prize in medicine and physiology with Edward Tatum for the ...

Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June each year. In 2025, Father's Day falls on Sunday, June 15. Father's Day officially became a national holiday in 1972 under President Nixon.