When New York became the first U.S. state to require license plates, 115 years ago Monday, the plates weren’t the long alphanumeric combinations drivers would recognize from today. On Apr. 25, 1901, ...

In 1901, Jacob and Joseph Bassenella were caught and accused of murdering a farmer. They weren’t done terrorizing an entire ...

We're reaching the last few days of October. While others are handing out candy, we'll be handing out an overview of this ...

Tsuji Masanobu might be one of the most notorious Japanese officers of the Second World War... and there is a good chance you have never heard of him. John Dower describes him as a “fanatical ...

The United Kingdom could say goodbye to 5.3 million Scots. — -- If Scots vote for independence from the United Kingdom Thursday, the monarchy would lose not only the land of Scotch but about 5.3 ...

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 ...

She figured she'd try her hand at going over Niagara Falls, because either by fame or a sudden impact, she'd have enough ...

ON TUESDAY, NOV. 5, 1901 (124 years ago), a murder struck the small community of Mora. My story last month also looked at a murder in Mora.

Today you'll find a remarkable light bulb burning bright at a fire station in Livermore, California. It hasn't been turned off since 1901, shining around the clock (save for a few brief interruptions) ...