(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back every day at “This Day In History.” On this day in 2011, President Barack Obama released his longform birth certificate.

During the first circumnavigation of the globe, Ferdinand Magellan met his end on the island of Mactan. He became involved in a local dispute between rival chieftains and died in the ensuing battle.

2020: Global confirmed cases of COVID-19 pass 3 million with the death toll at 205,000. The US has one third of all new cases. 1910: Louis Botha and James Hertzog found the South African Party. 1937: ...

Jean Van de Velde is a name that the younger fans of the game may not be too familiar with. However, it’s fair to say that he was involved in one of the worst, yet most memorable, collapses in major ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KWTX) - On April 27, 2013, Patrick Mahomes committed to Texas Tech University. The three-time Super Bowl MVP and champion was born in Tyler, Texas, and played high school ball in ...

Thirty-eight years ago today, America’s deadliest drunk driving crash killed 27 people after a wrong-way drunk driver slammed ...

Today is Monday, April 27, the 117th day of 2026 with 248 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter and Mars. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. Those ...

Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday in May to honor U.S. military members who died in service. Originally called Decoration Day, the holiday began after the Civil War and was ...

The Chip Ganassi Racing driver (photo) is trying to become just the seventh driver to win "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" two years in a row.

Gullah Traveling Theater will put on two musicals in Beaufort SC to highlight the Gullah Geechee people’s role in the ...

Thanks to the Newburyport Gas and Electric Co., four hours of hard work could be eliminated, according to the newspaper on this day in 1920. The Simplex Ironer could take care of 80% of your ironing.

Significance: Celebrating the anniversary of the first post-apartheid democratic elections in 1994. Every year on April 27, South Africans celebrate Freedom Day. It marks a pivotal moment in history ...