The National Baseball Hall of Fame elected its first members in Cooperstown, New York, on this day in history, Jan. 29, 1936. Those chosen were five baseball greats — Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson. The first
The mercury rocketed to 19.6C in Kinlochewe village in Wester Ross, in the Highlands, making it a January record for the UK and a whole winter record for Scotland, according to provisional data from the Met Office. The previous record for a
On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger — scheduled for a routine launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida — exploded after just 73 seconds in flight, killing all seven Americans on board. The disaster shocked the nation
The U.S. Eighth Air Force launched its bombing campaign against Nazi Germany, one of the largest, most important and most devastating strategic initiatives in the annals of warfare, on this day in history, Jan. 27, 1943. “I knew what it meant to
“The Dukes of Hazzard,” an hour-long television sitcom about the rural adventures of two charming “good ol’ boys” and “modern day Robin Hoods” who evade corrupt local lawmen in their sizzling, southern-fried 1969 Dodge Charger, debuted on television on this day in
We’ve reached that point of the month when Christmas feels like a distant memory, but payday couldn’t come sooner – so we’ve teamed up with Aldi to help you battle those January blues. Aldi will be giving 10 lucky Express readers £100
President John F. Kennedy introduced a new era of White House communications when he hosted the first live televised presidential press conference on this day in history, Jan. 25, 1961. “The fact of the matter is that [at] the time when President
Spain is at boiling point as temperatures are set to skyrocket to 28C sparking fears for the year ahead. Temperatures are due to rise in the southern regions of the country at a time when they are normally much cooler. According to
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a far-reaching federal response to the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, on U.S. soil, began operation as a new Cabinet-level agency on this day in history, Jan. 24, 2003. “Our duties are wide-ranging and our
Frat-house frolics became a national obsession when Wham-O Manufacturing Co. of California began producing the Pluto Platter — soon renamed the Frisbee — on this day in history, Jan. 23, 1957. “The Frisbee started off as nothing more than a container that