Patton was not an ideal commander. But his fighting spirit was second to none—and continues to inspire military leaders in the United States today.

1976: Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley — who held the office for 21 years — died of a heart attack. On that frigid Monday, ...

1971: The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced the formation of Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity, later changed to ...

It is the anniversary of the game in which Boston scored more assists than any other in history, 46 in a 137-117 blowout of the Mavs in 1985.

Historian Sunil Amrith’s 2025 British Academy Book Prize winner traces how conquest and extraction drove 500 years of ...

Eighty years after a traffic accident in postwar Germany fatally injured Gen. George S. Patton Jr., a small group gathered at ...

Japan must act responsibly, fulfill its commitments and avoid actions that could endanger peace. It must choose dialogue over ...

December 8 marks the day when former US President Franklin D Roosevelt made the declaration of war against Japan before ...

In 1944, two years after the attack, the USS California returned to her combat fleet. The Department of War said the battleship participated in the battles of Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Surigao Strait, ...

The Hoosiers won the Big Ten outright for the first time in 80 years. Curt Cignetti said nobody had earned a bye in the CFP. His Hoosiers did.

Eighty years ago, five planes vanished during a training run off the Florida coast. A patrol plane sent to search for the men went missing, too, giving rise to a host of conspiracy theories ...

Every day has a history. Have you ever wondered what essential events shaped a date like December 5? Many moments from the past took place on this day. Some were major global events, while others were ...