All told, Haynes put up 12.4 WAR over eight seasons and a shade over 1,000 innings. After the 1948 season, the White Sox ...

Today in Boston Celtics history, Tommy Heinsohn put up 45 points in the Celtics’ 127-122 victory over the Syracuse Nationals ...

Towboat carves icy channel on the Mississippi River at Alton in 1948 ...

On December 29, 1948, the Supermarine Swift made its first flight, marking a turbulent but notable chapter in early Cold War ...

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on December 23. Check what happened today in history here.

In the late 1940s, Savage Mill transformed into Santa Heim, a full-time Christmas wonderland. Thousands visited to see lights ...

On Jan. 9, 1913, radio personality and musician Lavada Durst, also known as “Dr. Hepcat,” was born in Austin.

ON THIS DAY IN 1906, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “President Roosevelt shook hands with 9,052 persons at the annual White House reception yesterday. Last year the number received was 7,115. From ...

"All That's Left of You" was selected as the Jordanian entry for best international feature film at the 98th Academy Awards.

Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sells pitcher-outfielder Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 plus a $350,000 loan. 1946 — George Woolf falls off head first from his mount, Please Me, as ...

Today in Music History for Jan. 15: In 1882, tenor Henry Burr (born Harry McClaskey), the most prolific recording artist of his era, was born in St. Stephen, N.B. He recorded an estimated 12,000 ...

Associate Professor of Film and Television studies Charlotte Howell joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions ...