On October 26, 1927, an air mail flight over the mountains ended in drama when the pilot was forced to parachute through ...

Today in History for Nov. 12: In 1774, British citizens in Quebec protested the Quebec Act which restored French civil law. In 1856, the Grand Trunk Railway was opened from Quebec to Toronto. In 1884, ...

Today in Music History for Nov. 8: In 1887, the gramophone was patented by American Thomas Edison. In 1910, "The Dubois String Quartet" gave its first performance at Windsor Hall in Montreal. The ...

1914: An explosion at the Franklin Coal and Coke Co. mine in downstate Royalton (near Carbondale) killed 52 workers. It was determined a miner’s lamp came in contact with a pocket of gas that ignited ...

A department of Knox County Public Library has audio and video media that showcases historic moments from East Tennessee's ...

Forty-one years ago, on this day (), India’s Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was killed as she stepped out of her New Delhi ...

After landing, Lindbergh raised Old Glory as part of ceremony to dedicate what was then called Philadelphia Municipal Airport, which is now part of the Philadelphia International Airport. Two years ...

(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back every day at ‘This Day In History.’ On this ...

Before deep-dish pizza was readily available on delivery apps at the touch of a button, it was legendary entrepreneur Frank Vetere who introduced ...

The city was served by a volunteer department that was headed from 1935 to 1958 by Sam Hanna as the fire chief. The first ...

A Bridlington-based author is set to release a new publication – entitled ‘Paragon ’27 – The Hull Rail Disaster’.

Nov. 6 1869 — First U.S. college football game played, Rutgers 6, Princeton 4. 1934 — Joe Carter scores four touchdowns and Swede Hanson rushes for 190 yards as the Philadelphia Eagles crush the ...