The U.S. Constitution was signed on Sept. 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Yet the Constitution would not become binding until nine of the 13 states agreed to the terms and ratified it. The first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution was Delaware
The world’s first flight officially took off from North Carolina’s Outer Banks on this day in history, Dec. 17, 1903. The Wright brothers were allegedly the first to successfully fly a powered and controlled airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, after years
The Boston Tea Party, a euphemistic name for a dangerous escalation of hostilities between colonists and the crown, erupted on the Massachusetts coast on this day in history, Dec. 16, 1773. “The die is cast,” Massachusetts rebel leader and future U.S. president
A major archeological breakthrough has helped rewrite the historical understanding of how the Roman Empire fell in Italy. The landmark excavations have been led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, and the new materials found suggest the unearthed town in southern
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified following vigorous national debate on this day in history, Dec. 15, 1791. Their passage came three-and-a-half years after the Constitution was enacted to become the
Rebecca Welch will make history by becoming the first female referee to officiate a men’s Premier League fixture when she takes to the field on December 23 as Fulham host Burnley at Craven Cottage. In 2021, she became the first woman to
“Saturday Night Fever,” a sparkling 1970s silver-screen period piece that transcends generations with its pulsating soundtrack, dramatic disco dance scenes and timeless teenage coming-of-age story, made its world premiere on this day in history, Dec. 14, 1977. The movie debuted at Mann’s
Taylor Swift, whose extraordinary childhood gift for crafting catchy country hits rocketed her into a galaxy inhabited by the world’s brightest pop stars, was born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, on this day in history, Dec. 13, 1989. “Sister Tay may be the
On this day in history, December 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi sends first transatlantic radio message
Irish-Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi ushered in a new era of global communications, sending the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean on this day in history, Dec. 12, 1901. The message was merely the letter “s” in Morse code (dot-dot-dot). But it
The U.S.-crewed spaceflight to the moon on Dec. 7, 1972, was known as Apollo 17 — also known as the final flight of the Apollo program. This particular spaceflight included two historic astronauts: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt. These Apollo 17 astronauts would