June 15, 2024 The history of Father's Day: Origins of the day and how the annual summer occasion is celebrated Father's Day doesn't date back as far as Mother's Day, but it has deep roots in the United States. It was created in 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd.
June 15, 2024 On this day in history, June 15, 1864, Arlington National Cemetery is established in Virginia The creation of Arlington National Cemetery, on this day in history, June 15, 1864, began with the seizure of Robert E. Lee's Virginia home after he defected to the Confederacy in the Civil War.
June 14, 2024 On this day in history, June 14, 1777, Congress adopts 'Stars and Stripes' flag, the 'new constellation' On this day in history, June 14, 1777, the nation adopted the U.S. flag. Here's more on the history and iterations of the U.S. flag — and what some presidents have said about this symbol of freedom.
June 13, 2024 Underwater video reveals wreckage likely from 1971 corporate plane crash into Lake Champlain Experts believe that they have found the wreckage of a corporate private jet 200 feet below the surface of Lake Champlain in Vermont, that fatefully crashed more than 50 years ago. (Garry Kozak via The Associated Press)
June 13, 2024 Carvings on ancient stone discovery leave experts in awe The Spanish National Research Council recently announced the discovery of a written alphabet that may be 2,600 years old. It dates back to Tartessos, an ancient civilization.
June 12, 2024 Legendary explorer's 'last ship' discovered off coast of North America Canadian divers have recently discovered the vessel that Sir Ernest Shackleton, a famous explorer, died on in 1922. The ship sank decades later in 1962, near Labrador.
June 12, 2024 On this day in history, June 12, 1987, Reagan urges Gorbachev to 'tear down this wall' Profound urging by President Ronald Reagan on this day in history, June 12, 1987, to Soviet leader Gorbachev to "tear down this wall," referring to the Berlin Wall, was iconic of Reagan's presidency.
June 11, 2024 Thousand-year-old discovery comes as 'complete surprise' to experts German archaeologists recently announced the discovery of millennia-old game pieces. The artifacts were found at the site of a destroyed castle and were found under debris.
June 11, 2024 Archaeologists make deathly discovery at bottom of 800-year-old shipwreck Bournemouth University recently announced that its maritime archaeologists have recently retrieved gravestones that were sitting in the remains of a 13th-century shipwreck.
June 9, 2024 Some Portland statues are being permanently retired after 2020 riots, while Lincoln, others make a comeback Four years after the 2020 riots following George Floyd's death, statues of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt will be restored to Portland.
