3+ hour, 30+ min ago   (395+ words) Today is Sept. 13. On this day in: 1848: Phineas Gage, an American railroad construction foreman, suffered a traumatic brain injury when an iron rod was driven through his head, destroying much of his brain’s left frontal lobe. He survived, but the…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (397+ words) Today is Sept. 18. On this day in: 1502: Christopher Columbus landed on the Caribbean coast of what’s now Costa Rica during his fourth and final voyage to the so-called New World. The arrival marked the first European encounter with Costa Rica,…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (473+ words) Today is Sept. 15. On this day in: 1858: The Overland Mail Company launched the first transcontinental mail service to San Francisco, initiating the government’s mail delivery across the nation. Funded by Congress, this service aimed to deliver mail from St. Louis…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (436+ words) Today is Sept. 14. On this day in: 1847: Gen. Winfield Scott led U.S. forces to victory in the Mexican-American War by capturing Mexico City. This decisive action led to the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in February 1848, which formally ended…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (22+ words) USA Today What is the history of Washington DC's cherry blossom trees?...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (440+ words) Today is Sept. 8. On this day in: 1504: Michelangelo’s statue of David, the Biblical hero who used a slingshot to slay the giant Goliath, was unveiled to the public in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy. The 17-foot-tall, 12,000-pound marble…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (445+ words) Today is Sept. 7. On this day in: 1813: The nickname “Uncle Sam” for the United States originated during the War of 1812 when a newspaper published the story of Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who marked beef barrels…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (489+ words) Today is Sept. 6. On this day in: 1781: Benedict Arnold, a former Patriot officer already infamous for betraying the American cause the previous year, ordered his British command to burn his hometown of New London, Connecticut. As a turncoat, he led…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (456+ words) Today is Sept. 10. On this day in: 1608: John Smith was elected to lead the colony of Jamestown. As president of the council for the colony, he instituted strict discipline, strengthened defenses and encouraged farming with an order that all must…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1203+ words) Mount Hope Cemetery is more than a final resting place for generations of Rochester residents. The 196-acre cemetery is also the burial site of people whose lives helped shape American history — from social justice advocates and inventors to entrepreneurs, entertainers…...