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Today in History: April 9, Lee surrenders to Grant
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Sunday, April 9, the 99th day of 2023. There are 266 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered ...
Angela Lansbury, ‘Murder, She Wrote’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Star, Dies at 96
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoActress Angela Lansbury, whose 75-year career encompassed triumphs on the big screen, in musical...
Today in History: September 17, Camp David Accords
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Saturday, Sept. 17, the 260th day of 2022. There are 105 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 17, 1978, after meeting at Camp David, Israeli ...
Today in History: July 29, Charles marries Diana
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Friday, July 29, the 210th day of 2022. There are 155 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 29, 1981, Britain’s Prince Charles married Lady Diana ...
Today in History: August 25, deaths of McCain and Kennedy
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOn Aug. 25, 2018, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who had spent years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam before a 35-year political career that took him to the Republican presidential nomination, ...
Today in History: October 12, China arrests "Gang of Four"
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOn Oct. 12, 1976, it was announced in China that Hua Guofeng had been named to succeed the late Mao Zedong as chairman of the Communist Party; it was also announced that Mao’s widow and three ...
Today in History: December 17, Wright Brothers' first flight
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Saturday, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2022. There are 14 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio ...
Today in History: September 4, Mother Teresa is canonized
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 4, the 247th day of 2022. There are 118 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 4, 2016, elevating the “saint of the gutters” to ...
Today in History: November 29, Warren Commission appointed
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Tuesday, Nov. 29, the 333rd day of 2022. There are 32 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 29, 1947, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution ...
Today in History: August 19, "Old Ironsides" wins a battle
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Friday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2022. There are 134 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 19, 1960, a tribunal in Moscow convicted American ...