3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (295+ words) Today is Wednesday, June 3, the 154th day of 2026. There are 211 days left in the year. On June 3, 1943, an altercation between U. S. Navy sailors and young Mexican Americans on the streets of Los Angeles led to several days of clashes known as the…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (396+ words) Today is Monday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2026. There are 213 days left in the year. On June 1, 2008, a fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed 3 acres (1. 2 hectares) of the studio's property, including a vault holding as many as 175, 000 irreplaceable master audio recordings…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (358+ words) Today is Sunday, May 31, the 151st day of 2026. There are 214 days left in the year. On May 31, 1921, a two-day massacre erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white mobs began looting and burning the affluent Black district of Greenwood over reports a Black…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (390+ words) Today is Saturday, May 30, the 150th day of 2026. There are 215 days left in the year. In 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. In 1911, the first Indianapolis 500 auto race was held at Indianapolis…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (293+ words) Today is Friday, May 29, the 149th day of 2026. There are 216 days left in the year. On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. In 1790, Rhode Island…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (278+ words) Today is Thursday, May 28, the 148th day of 2026. There are 217 days left in the year. On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which forced nearly 50, 000 Native Americans, primarily in the Southeastern U. S. , to move to designated territories west of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (338+ words) Today is Tuesday, May 26, the 146th day of 2026. There are 219 days left in the year. This is Memorial Day. On May 26, 1940, Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of more than 338, 000 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during World War II. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (315+ words) Today is Sunday, May 24, the 144th day of 2026. There are 221 days left in the year. On May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers. The gunman, Salvador Ramos, a former student…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (293+ words) Today is Saturday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2026. There are 222 days left in the year. On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death during a police ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. In 1915, Italy declared war on…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (317+ words) Today is Tuesday, May 19, the 139th day of 2026. There are 226 days left in the year. On May 19, 1920, 10 people were killed in a gunbattle between coal miners, who were led by a local police chief, and a group of private security guards…...