On this date in 1981, Muhammad Ali fought in his last professional match. In his 61st professional fight, Ali faced Trevor ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - On this date in 1789, Lawrence County, Kentucky was formed. The first settlement was called ...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -On December 9, 1979, a commission of scientists declare smallpox has been eradicated. The disease, ...

Every day has a history tied to it. Have you ever wondered what happened on this day in the past? Every date holds stories ...

PLAINS, Ga. (WALB) - On December 12, 1974, Jimmy Carter announced his candidacy for president. Carter’s political career began in the 1960s when he was elected into the Georgia State Senate, ...

December 13 marks significant historical events, including Pope Celestine V's resignation in 1294 and the capture of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The day also commemorates the start of the Nanjing Massacre ...

Over 80 years ago on Dec. 8, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan following the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor ...

On December 13, 1866, Joseph Biedenharn was born. At age 22 he inherited his family’s confectionary business and renamed it ...

On December 10, 1967, legendary soul musician Otis Redding, who was from South Georgia, died in a plane crash. Redding was ...

University of Nebraska alumnus George Beadle shared the Nobel Prize in medicine and physiology with Edward Tatum for the ...

December 7, 1873 - Author Willa Cather was born in Virginia on Dec. 7, 1873. In 1883, Cather’s family moved to Webster County ...