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    • Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy

      Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy

      Yahoo News· 2 years ago

      WASHINGTON — I would not be writing these words if it were not for Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91. By...

    • Today in History: August 9, atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago

      On Aug. 9, 1974, Vice President Gerald R. Ford became the nation’s 38th chief executive as President Richard Nixon’s resignation took effect. In 1854, Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” which described ...

    • Today in History: November 18, deaths at Jonestown

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago

      Today in History Today is Friday, Nov. 18, the 322nd day of 2022. There are 43 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 18, 1978, U.S. Rep. Leo J. Ryan of California and ...

    • Today in History: FEB 3, The day the music died

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On Feb. 3, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for a federal income tax, was ratified. In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens ...

    • Today in History: October 3, MLB's first Black manager

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago

      Today in History Today is Monday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2022. There are 89 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 3, 1995, the jury in the O.J. Simpson murder trial ...