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It was on this date in 1888 that one of the worst blizzards took place in the U.S. It was the Great Blizzard of 1888. Hurricane-strength winds were clocked in New York City. And it was on this date in 1957 that Charles Van Doren finally lost on the TV game show Twenty-One. The show had been rigged by the producers and he was in on it.

It was on this date in 1933 that President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Cullen-Harrison Act which legalized the sale of beer and wine containing up to 3% alcohol. And it was on this date in 1941 that James Stewart was inducted into the United States Army, becoming the first major movie star to wear a military uniform in World War II.

Investigating the powerful spyware called Pegasus sold to governments around the world.

This week on Swing with Bill Cartwright Dean Martin sings "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me," Dinah Washington performs "Makin' Whoopee, "...

Charlie Campbell's picks for what to do and see this week in the Miami Valley.

The Cleveland Browns ended their nearly two-decade drought in the playoffs with a win over the Steelers. The Browns will play the Steelers again next week.

Growing up in the wild is tough, but what happens when young animals lose their parents?

It was on this date in 1697 that Isaac Newton was given a mathematical problem to solve by Swiss mathematician, Johann Bernoulli. The problem was to "find a curve connecting two points at different heights and not on the same vertical line, along which a body acted upon only by gravity will fall in the shortest time." Newton solved it in about twelve hours. And on this date in 1930, the Terminal Tower opened in Downtown Cleveland. The 52-story building was the 2nd tallest building in the world at the time.

It was on this date in 600 that Pope Gregory the Great put out a decree that one should say "God bless you" when someone else sneezed. It was thought this would combat the bubonic plague that was ravaging Europe at that time. And it was on this date in 1943, Winston Churchill's doctor was called after having a high temperature. His doctor ordered the smokers in the room to leave due to Churchill being dangerously ill.

It was on this date in 1853 that President-elect Franklin Pierce and his family were involved in a train wreck. And it was on this date in 1931 that Thomas Edison submitted his last patent application. His final patent was for a component of an electroplating process.