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Today in History: March 9, Barbie doll makes its debut
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (290+ words) Today is Monday, March 9, the 68th day of 2026. There are 297 days left in the year. On March 9, 1959, the Barbie doll was introduced at the American International Toy Fair in New York. In 1796, the future emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte, married…...
Today in History: March 1, Peace Corps established
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (405+ words) Today is Sunday, March 1, the 60th day of 2026. There are 305 days left in the year. On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps; since its establishment, over 240,000 Americans have served as Peace Corps volunteers. In 1872, President…...
Today in History: February 19, Edison issued a patent for the phonograph
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (282+ words) Today is Thursday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2026. There are 315 days left in the year. On Feb. 19, 1878, inventor Thomas Edison was issued a patent for the phonograph. In 1473, astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland. In 1847, the first rescuers reached…...
Today in History: February 1, space shuttle Columbia destroyed during re-entry
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (329+ words) Today is Sunday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2026. There are 333 days left in the year. On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven crew members: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; payload…...
Today in History: January 30, Catholic civil rights marchers killed on ‘Bloody Sunday’
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (269+ words) Today is Friday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2026. There are 335 days left in the year. On Jan. 30, 1972, 13 Catholic civil rights marchers were shot and killed by British soldiers in Northern Ireland on what became known as “Bloody Sunday.” In 1649, England’s King…...
Today in History: January 20, FBI orchestrates massive Mafia takedown
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (284+ words) Today is Tuesday, Jan. 20, the 20th day of 2026. There are 345 days left in the year. On Jan. 20, 2011, authorities orchestrated one of the biggest Mafia takedowns in FBI history, charging 127 suspected mobsters and associates in the Northeast with murders, extortion and other…...
Today In History, January 1: Ellis Island opens
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) Today is Thursday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2026. There are 364 days left in the year. This is New Year’s Day. On Jan. 1, 1892, the Ellis Island Immigration Station in New York formally opened, processing nearly 700 immigrants on its first day; nearly…...
Today in History: December 30, Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (213+ words) Today is Tuesday, Dec. 30, the 364th day of 2025. There is one day left in the year. In 1860, 10 days after South Carolina seceded from the Union, the state militia seized the United States Army arsenal in Charleston. In 1896, José Rizal, whose writings…...
Today in History: December 28, U.S. Afghan war formally ends
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (309+ words) Today is Sunday, Dec. 28, the 362nd day of 2025. There are three days left in the year. On Dec. 28, 2014, the U.S. war in Afghanistan came to a formal end after 13 years with a quiet flag-lowering ceremony in Kabul, marking the transition of fighting…...
Today in History: December 27, Charles Darwin sets out on world voyage
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (301+ words) Today is Saturday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2025. There are four days left in the year. On Dec. 27, 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a round-the-world voyage from Plymouth, England, aboard the HMS Beagle. In 1904, James Barrie’s play “Peter Pan: The…...