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On this date in 1899 a new invention by John Albert Burr helped make an outside chore a lot easier. And in 1887, Queen Victoria and her subjects got a...

On this date in 44 BC that the famous quote of, "Beware the Ides of March" came into play -- how did it come about? And in 1892, New York State unveiled...

On this date in 1836 this first-of-its-kind place of worship was dedicated in Northeast Ohio. And in 1912, the first-ever cherry trees were planted in...

On this date in 1803, the Ohio General Assembly met for the first time in Chillicothe, triggering an important decision. In 1872, President Ulysses S....

On this date in 1751, a first-of-its-kind performer debuted in New York City. And in 1919, the state of Oregon became the first state to charge a tax on...

On this date in 1939, a treaty was signed to end World War I after one major oversight years earlier. And in 1949, the Reverend Billy Graham held his...

On this date in 1954, a new late-night program debuted on NBC that has gone on to become the longest running regularly scheduled entertainment program...

After deadly tornadoes hit the central U.S., photojournalist Brandon Clement documented the damage.

Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Chilean-born actress Felicia Montealegre, had three children: Jamie, Alexander and Nina. Montealegre died in 1978.…

Like many Americans who were alive on Nov. 22, 1963, noted historian Michael J. Hogan remembers vividly the assassination of President John F.…