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It was on this date in 1888 that the National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C. And it was on this date in 1976 that Laverne and Shirley premiered on ABC television.

On this date in 1792, the Farmers' Almanac made its debut. And in 1971, the mystery of what happened to D.B. Cooper began.

On this date in 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt gave an acceptance speech -- a first at a Democratic convention. And in 1937, Amelia Earhart went missing...

On this date in 1912 the Girl Scouts were founded. And in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the first of his popular "fireside chats".

On this date in 1959 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill to welcome Hawaii as the 50th state. And in 1965, Rolling Stones members were caught...

On this date in 1879, this product was sold for the first time in glass bottles. And in 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an Executive order.

Soaring energy prices are expected to top the agenda as global finance leaders meet in Washington, D.C., Saturday. President Bush is pressing for increased energy production at home, as well as renewed efforts at conservation and improvements in research.

Dr. Anthony Cordesman, who holds the Arleigh Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., examines efforts to sideline militias and bring Iraq under the control of the government in Baghdad.

A year ago, doctors told the Grammy winner he had less than a year to live. The new The Gospel According to Water, his most poignant album ever, is another second chance in a career full of them.

This week on Senior Voices, Rosemary Kenny recalls working at Sunshine Biscuits down on Cincinnati Street, not far from UD Arena. The plant closed back...