March 17, 2021 This Day in History: March 17 New York City holds its first St. Patrick's Day parade; The Dalai Lama flees Tibet and more.
March 16, 2021 This Day in History: March 16 Scott Peterson is sent to death row; Tonya Harding pleads guilty to conspiracy and more.
March 15, 2021 This Day in History: March 15 At least 49 killed, 20 seriously injured in mass shootings at Christchurch mosques; President Woodrow Wilson meets with reporters for his first formal presidential news conference.
March 11, 2021 This Day in History: March 11 A magnitude-9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami strike Japan’s northeastern coast, killing nearly 20,000 people and severely damaging the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station.
March 3, 2021 This Day in History: March 3 "The Star-Spangled Banner" becomes the national anthem of the United States as President Herbert Hoover signs a congressional resolution. Motorist Rodney King is severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on amateur video.Â
March 1, 2021 This Day in History: March 1 Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, is kidnapped from the family home near Hopewell, N.J.Â
February 23, 2021 This Day in History: Feb. 23 Chinese President Xi Jinping defends the Communist Party’s response to the coronavirus as "timely and effective." White House trade adviser writes a prophetic memo to President Trump about the COVID pandemic.
February 22, 2021 This Day in History: Feb. 22 The "Miracle on Ice" takes place in Lake Placid, N.Y., as the United States Olympic hockey team upsets the Soviets. Iconic pop artist Andy Warhol dies.
February 19, 2021 This Day in History: Feb. 19 "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood" makes its network debut on National Educational Television, a forerunner of PBS. An ailing Fidel Castro resigns as president of Cuba after nearly a half-century in power.
February 17, 2021 This Day in History: Feb. 17 President Richard Nixon leaves the White House with his wife, Pat, on a historic trip to China. World chess champion Garry Kasparov beats IBM supercomputer “Deep Blue,” winning a six-game match in Philadelphia.