Today in History for Dec. 16: In 1653, Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. In 1770, German composer Ludvig Van Beethoven, universally recognized as one of the ...

On Nov. 16, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of an 800-mile (1,290-kilometer) oil pipeline from the Alaska North ...

Every day has a story. What did August 16 bring us through time? On August 16, several significant events occurred that significantly shaped the course of history. On August 16, 1777, American ...