ON THIS DAY IN 1950, the Eagle reported, “The much anticipated Broadway premiere of Walt Disney’s first all live-action Technicolor production, ‘Treasure Island,’ will take place on ...

July 6, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. It prohibited racial segregation in public places and employment discrimination.

July 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1854, the Republican Party was formally established at a meeting in New York City. In 1885, French bacteriologist Louis Pasteur inoculated a human being ...

2015 — Alex Rodriguez became the fourth player in major league history to homer as a teen and in his 40s, marking his birthday by lining an opposite-field shot to right against his former team to help ...

1973 — Hank Aaron of Atlanta hit his 700th home run in the third inning of an 8-4 Braves loss to Philadelphia. Aaron connected on a 1-1 fastball off Phillies pitcher Ken Brett.

On this day, we go back to July 6, 1777. It’s the year after the Declaration of Independence was signed, and the war has not been going well for the Americans.