In Santa Clarita history, on March 18, 1919, the Southern Hotel, a landmark in the history of Newhall, met its tragic end in ...

The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a progressive effort to enforce social reform via expanded federal power and popularly known as Prohibition, was ratified on this day in history, Jan. 16, ...

When Germany signed the armistice at 11:11 a.m. (U.S. time) on Nov. 11, 1918, at Le Francport near Compiene, France, church bells across Europe rang in jubilee. The conflict that had ravaged the ...

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On this day, Oct. 9, in 1919, the Chicago White Sox lost the deciding game of the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds after eight Sox teammates conspired to throw the games. New York gangster Arnold ...

The sale, at the end of 1919, changed baseball — and New York City — forever. By Jane Leavy Hundreds of black citizens were killed in Elaine, Ark., a century ago this week. By Nan Elizabeth Woodruff A ...

This is an expedition history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of expeditions to set it in its historical context. If ...

This Day in History: February 19, 1942 - FDR signs order paving way for Japanese internment ...