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    • Today in History: December 17, Wright Brothers' first flight

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago

      Today 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: April 17, Bay of Pigs invasion launched

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On April 17, 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion by the third ...

    • Today in History: December 1, Ukraine chooses independence

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago

      In 1824, the presidential election was turned over to the U.S. House of Representatives when a deadlock developed among John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William H. Crawford and Henry Clay.

    • Today in History: December 30, fire killed 600 in Chicago

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago

      On Dec. 30, 1903, about 600 people died when fire broke out at the recently opened Iroquois Theater in Chicago. In 1813, British troops burned Buffalo, New York, during the War of 1812. In 1853 ...