On Feb. 2, 1848, the war between the United States and Mexico formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe ...

Polk when he ordered General Zachary Taylor to seize disputed territory along the Mexican border with Texas. In the words of ...

1845 – Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” was published for the first time in the “New York Evening Mirror.” 1848 – Greenwich Mean ...

Now held at the beginning of the WBCA Celebration and closing out the BIG H-E-B Weekend is the H-E-B Fireworks Extravaganza & Drone Show, proudly co-sponsored by LFCU. Sunday's festivities will start ...

1802: The first leopard in captivity is exhibited in Boston, US. 1823: Gioachina Rossini’s opera “Semiramide” premieres in ...

Today in History for Feb. 2: ...

Today we celebrate the 77th Independence Day.  Independence for the Dominion of Ceylon came on 1948. Since then, Sri ...

Search and tech giant Google said Monday it will restore the name Mount McKinley to North America's highest peak and rename ...

A $50 Van Gogh? Experts say no, offering an alternative attribution to the little known Danish artist Henning Elimar.

A Utah lawmaker wants to change the common scientific name of the Mormon cricket, citing the LDS Church's stance against ...