In 1893 Chicago was the site of the World's Columbian Exposition. It was a world's fair to celebrate the 400th anniversary of ...

2022: Author Salman Rushdie is attacked and repeatedly stabbed on stage prior to giving a lecture in New York state. His many ...

Parade participants are to march from Camden City Hall to a festival on the city's Waterfront to celebrate Dominican culture in South Jersey.

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World Lighthouse Day is celebrated in honor of the buildings located overlooking the great oceans that serve as guides for ...

Weymouth is waving bon voyage to a replica of a 15th century Spanish galleon after it gave the town a boost in tourism ...

It’s not hard to imagine Taos without paved roads, without buildings, and without people of all backgrounds moving busily ...

An executive order in Philadelphia, signed by former Mayor Jim Kenney in 2021 to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples ...

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that former Mayor Jim Kenney didn't have the authority to replace Columbus Day with ...

Hoping to find a westward route to India, Christopher Columbus on this day in 1492 set sail on his first transatlantic voyage, departing from Palos, Spain, with three ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on August 03. Check what happened ...