1682 – Robert La Salle claimed the lower Mississippi River and all lands that touch it for France. 1770 – Captain James Cook discovered Botany Bay on the Australian continent. 1833 – Peterborough, NH, ...

The rule that no president can serve more than two full terms became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1951, after President ...

Iconic TIME Cover by Kiyoshi Saito, First Woodblock Print Featured, Showcases Cultural Diplomacy 1967: Saito's TIME Cover Blends Art and Di ...

But as an officer loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, he could only make the ... help fight the flames of the burning battleship USS West Virginia, struck by Japanese bombs and torpedoes.

It’s already been a tough year. But spring means rebirth and renewal — and also an opportunity to enjoy a good read on a park bench, in your backyard, or just about anywhere else. No matter how you’re ...

1976: President of the Young Liberals, Peter Hain, is acquitted of robbing a branch of Barclays bank. On the same day, singer-songwriter Phil Ochs hangs himself at his sister’s home in Queen’s, New ...

Republicans took control of the West Virginia Legislature for the first time in more than 80 years. One of the bills passed ...

News recently learned that there are not one, but two teapots in the United States that claim to be the largest in the world.