This Day in History February 16, 2021 This Day in History: Feb. 16 Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba a month and a-half after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, during a visit to Indonesia, calls climate change perhaps the “most fearsome” destructive weapon and mocks those who denies its existence.
This Day in History February 15, 2021 This Day in History: Feb. 15 A Milwaukee jury finds that Jeffrey Dahmer was sane when he killed and mutilated 15 men and boys. Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the Daytona 500 on the same track where his father was killed.
VIDEO February 15, 2021 Ronald and Nancy Reagan's American love story told in Fox Nation special Peggy Grande, former executive assistant to President Reagan, describes the unique love she witnessed firsthand in 'Ron & Nancy: A Love Story' on Fox Nation.
This Day in History February 9, 2021 This Day in History: Feb. 9 In a speech in Wheeling, W. Va., Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., charges that the State Department is riddled with Communists. The Beatles make their first live American television appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," broadcast from New York on CBS.
This Day in History February 8, 2021 This Day in History: Feb. 8 The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated. The Supremes’ record "Stop! In the Name of Love!" is released by Motown.
This Day in History February 5, 2021 This Day in History: Feb. 5 Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is sentenced in Rockville, Md., to a year in jail for assaulting two motorists following a traffic accident
This Day in History February 1, 2021 Black History Month 2021 focusing on 'The Family' as a theme The observance was expanded from a week to a month by President Gerald Ford.
This Day in History February 1, 2021 This Day in History: Feb. 1 Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini receives a raucus welcome in Tehran after 15 years in exile. "Late Night with David Letterman” premieres on NBC.
This Day in History January 28, 2021 This Day in History: Jan. 28 Elvis Presley makes his first national TV appearance on “Stage Show,” a CBS program hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. The space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members.
This Day in History January 19, 2021 This Day in History: Jan. 19 Millionaire Howard Hughes sets a transcontinental air record by flying his monoplane from Los Angeles to Newark, N.J., in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds.
This Day in History January 18, 2021 This Day in History: Jan. 18 Albert DeSalvo, who claims to be the “Boston Strangler,” is convicted of armed robbery, assault and sex offenses. A holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. is observed in all 50 states for the first time.