Today in History for Jan. 31: In 1561, Menno Simons, whose followers became known as Mennonites, died. Born in the ...

1906: Marshall Field died in New York of pneumonia contracted during a winter game of golf. He’s buried in Graceland Cemetery ...

Notable people born on this day include singer and actress Dove Cameron, actress Regina King and singer Pitbull.

On Jan. 15, 2009, US Airways Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger landed an Airbus A320 safely in New York’s Hudson River after ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Two Kansas museums are in the running for USA Today’s 10Best History Museums.

A popular expression says that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Andrew Ross Sorkin’s vivid new book, “1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a ...

On Dec. 18, 1929, Tom Averill — better known as “Tom Vernon” or “Buffalo” Tom — was sentenced to life in state prison for the infamous Great Saugus Train Robbery. Los Angeles County District Attorney ...

SHEBOYGAN – The city's Christmas Parade arrived with great fanfare in 1929 as the country had not yet felt the sting of what would be known as the Great Depression. The unemployment rate was at 3.2% ...