This day in History - 1950: 11 men steal more than $2 million ($29 million today) from the Brink's Armored Car depot in Boston,...

This day in History: 1901 - A drilling derrick at Spindletop Hill near Beaumont, Texas, produces an enormous gusher of crude oil, coating...

This day in History: 1932 - At the height of the Great Depression, thousands turn out for the opening of Radio City Music Hall, a...

This day in History: 1957 - While spending the Christmas holidays at Graceland, his newly purchased Tennessee mansion, rock-and-roll star...

This day in History: 2000 - Vice President Al Gore concedes defeat to George W. Bush in his bid for the presidency, following weeks of...

This day in Histoy: 1884 - In Washington, D.C., workers place a nine-inch aluminum pyramid atop a tower of white marble, completing the...

This day in History: 1867 - The U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or...

This day in History: 2002 - Former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful...

This day in History: 1957 - The Soviet Union inaugurates the “Space Age” with its launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial...

This day in History - 1779, the Continental Congress appoints John Adams to travel to France as minister plenipotentiary in charge of...