Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 1. Check what happened today ...

Christopher Bibb, formerly Captain in the Coldstream Guards and a Vice President of the Shropshire Branch of the Coldstream ...

Politicians and the public are convinced that spending more money on weaponry automatically raises an army’s effectiveness on the battlefield ...

EXCLUSIVE: Motorsports and basketball. Indianapolis has become a mecca for those activities as the home of the Indy 500 and the Pacers (who came up just short of winning the NBA crown this year). In ...

1916: First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men. 1920: French tennis superstar Suzanne Lenglen beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-0 to win the ...

Spanish conquistadors are expelled from Tenochtitlan following an Aztec revolt against their rule under Hernan Cortes. Aztec emperor Montezuma ...

USMNT defeated Costa Rica in a thrilling penalty shootout to reach the Gold Cup semifinals, overcoming a 1-0 deficit with ...

France all-time leading scorer Eugénie Le Sommer has signed a contract to play for Mexican club Toluca, where she will ...

On June 29, 1950, five players from St. Louis were on the American team that defeated England in a World Cup match. A new ...

The terms were enough to win by a one-state margin on July 16. Washington wrote to Benjamin Harrison: “I wish the Constitution which is offered had been made more perfect, but I sincerely believe it ...