Stephen Hawking was born exactly 300 years after Galileo Galilei died. Their death and birth, exactly 300 years apart on ...

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Secret peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam resumed near Paris, France. 1973 – The trial opened in ...

1991: One person dies and hundreds are injured when a commuter train crashes into buffers at Cannon Street station, London. On the same day, Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark is found dead from a drug ...

January 8 marks Earth Rotation Day, a lesser-known but scientifically significant day that celebrates the rotation of our planet on its axis. This fundamental phenomen ...

By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2025. There are 358 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 7, 2015, masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie ...

The Ursuline Sisters' convent, dedicated in 1893, evolved into Marquette Catholic High School, marking a rich educational legacy in Alton.

Europa was one of four moons discovered on Jan. 7, 1610, by astronomer Galileo Galilei. Speaking of Galileo, this photo was ...

1610: Astronomer Galileo Galilei observed four of Jupiter’s moons for the first time. 1955: Singer Marian Anderson became the first Black American to sing ...

On January 7, Orthodox believers celebrate the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The feast recalls an important event in the ...