Today is Wednesday, Dec. 14, the 348th day of 2022. There are 17 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Dec. 14, 2020, the Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in a state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refusal to[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2022. There are 24 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as well as targets in Malaya, Hong Kong,[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2022. There are 31 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Nov. 30, 1782, the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris for ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783.On this[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 2022. There are 38 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Nov. 23, 1971, the People’s Republic of China was seated in the U.N. Security Council.On this date:In 1889, the first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco, at the[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2022. There are 45 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Nov. 16, 1914, the newly created Federal Reserve Banks opened in 12 cities.On this date:In 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state of the union.In 1933, the United States and[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 9, the 313th day of 2022. There are 52 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Nov. 9, 1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West; joyous Germans danced atop the Berlin Wall.On this date:In 1620, the[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 2, the 306th day of 2022. There are 59 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Nov. 2, 1783, General George Washington issued his Farewell Address to the Army near Princeton, New Jersey.On this date:In 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj.[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2022. There are 66 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On October 26th, 2020, Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2022. There are 73 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Oct. 19, 2001, U.S. special forces began operations on the ground in Afghanistan, opening a significant new phase of the assault against the Taliban and al-Qaida.On this date:In 1781,[Read More…]