1973: Illinois Gov. Dan Walker signed the Illinois Lottery into law, marking the 10th state in the contiguous United States ...

Three years after Connecticut became the third state to require Asian American and Pacific Islander history in K-12 education ...

The world watched in horror when seven Pakistani Taliban gunmen opened fire inside the Army Public School in Peshawar on14.

A cause of death has been released for legendary SEC football quarterback Steve Taneyhill on Monday. Taneyhill, one of the ...

Connie Francis, 87. The wholesome pop star’s 1950s and ’60s hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” — the ...

1921: Three days before he was scheduled to be hanged, “Terrible” Tommy O’Connor and two other prisoners escaped from jail in Chicago and were never seen again. 1945: Henrietta Bradberry earned her ...

Rob Reiner is being remembered as "one of the most significant figures in the history of film and television" after his and ...

On Dec. 5, 1848, in an address to Congress, President James K. Polk sparked the Gold Rush of ’49 by confirming that gold had ...

On Dec. 3, 2015, Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the armed services to open all military jobs to women, removing the ...

President Trump disparaged Hollywood director Rob Reiner, who died along with his wife over the weekend in what officials are ...

Actor Anthony Geary, who rose to prominence in the 1970s and 80s playing Luke Spencer on General Hospital, has died, his ...