Every day has a history attached to it. Have you ever wondered what stories hide behind today's date? So, what happened on July 22? On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln first shared his ...

On this day in U.S. history, in 2012, decorated swimmer Michael Phelps captured his 19th career Olympic gold medal. It was at ...

ON THIS DAY IN 1925, the Eagle reported, “COURT ROOM, DAYTON, TENN. (By the Associated Press) ― A verdict of guilty was returned in the Scopes case at 11:29 a.m. Scopes was summoned before the ...

ON THIS DAY IN 1875, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “At a regular meeting of the Board of Officers, Fourteenth Regiment, N.G., held at the Arsenal Monday evening, July 12, 1875, the ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On July 30, 1948, the fund created by businessman Julius Rosenwald to build schools across the South for ...

Lewis and Clark met with the Otoe Nation in what is now Fort Atkinson, Nebraska. There the pair also recorded their first zoological specimen, an American Badger. They also preserved a specimen of ...

July 25, 1868: On this day, Lake Charles’ first police officer was sworn in. Just eight days after the city was incorporated, Pat Fitzgerald was elected as town constable. He was the town blacksmith ...

On July 18 in Kentucky history, the Louisville Eclipse’s pitcher Tony Mullane became the first pitcher to throw with both his left and right hands in a major league game in 1882.

FERRISBURGH, Vt. (WCAX) - The evils of slavery were proclaimed in Vermont on this day in 1843. Frederick Douglass, the leader of the anti-slavery movement, visited Ferrisburgh that day, delivering ...

This Day in History - July 31: First U.S. Patent issued to Samuel Hopkins Updated: Jul. 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM CDT ...

The festival, held July 24-26, at Solberg Airport in Readington, set single-day attendance records on July 24-25 and the ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Today, we’re bringing you a story from the past as we highlight this day in history. We’re headed back to July 14, 1968. This one’s for our baseball fans. It ...