HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- On this date in 1938, Pearl S. Buck won the Nobel Prize for Literature. She was born in Hillsboro ...

On October 4, 1942, a strong activist, singer and historian was born in Albany. Bernice Johnson Reagon was the daughter of a ...

Every day has a history attached to it — but do we always pause to ask why? What whispered events, triumphs, tragedies, or ...

On September 30, 1963, approximately 10,000 Black marchers and 300 white marchers took to the streets of New Orleans. The ...

On this day in history, in 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, officially making the Space Age. The 184-pound sphere circled the Earth every 90 minutes, ...

Oct. 1, 1800: The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was signed, giving Louisiana back to France from Spain. Spain secretly traded New Orleans and territory West of the Mississippi River in exchange for an ...

Every day has a history tied to it. A past filled with stories, turns, and change. What made September 24 special throughout ...

Before there was Mr. Rogers or Sesame Street, there was Captain Kangaroo. The children’s show launched on CBS and KNOE on Oct ...