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    • Today in History: May 24, first major league night game

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America’s first telegraph line. In 1935, the first major ...

    • Today in History: FEB 12, Abraham Lincoln born in Kentucky

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Hardin (now LaRue) County, Kentucky. In 1554, Lady Jane Grey, who had claimed the throne ...

    • Today in History: FEB 8, Mary, Queen of Scots beheaded

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. In 1693, a charter was granted ...