Jackie White, a native of Centralia, Illinois, in 1968 became the first Black person to officiate an NBA game.

1969: Controversial University of Chicago sociology professor Marlene Dixon — who inspired a more than two-week sit-in by ...

Johnson's ominous warning before a church audience Monday night has fueled speculation about a high-level political purge as ...

For the Japanese, keeping Saipan was crucial in stopping the American advance. In what became known as the Battle of the Philippine Sea, American and Japanese carriers fought a two-day sea and air ...

Baghdad falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed and tens of thousands are slaughtered. 1542: Catherine ...