On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Among local movie programmers, the good folks at Channel Zero stand alone, digging up nigh-unstreamable obscurities and projecting them on the big screen where they belong. On Fri ...

On This Day in History, July 2 witnessed landmark moments that shaped politics, civil rights, aviation, literature and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amelia Earhart's disappearance in the summer of 1937 has remained one of aviation's greatest mysteries for nearly 90 years. Since ...

Organizers are currently fundraising to secure a matching grant to help fund the inaugural event. LAFAYETTE, IN — After the “Three Great Men” mural was unveiled last year at the corner of 7th and Main ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has initiated the first public release of long-classified U.S. government files on the disappearance of aviator Amelia Earhart, acting ...

Amelia Earhart was famous as an early aviatrix. Her flight suit is part of a bigger story about the history of American fashion and celebrity.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 24, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Sports flashback: June 25, 1999 Mia ...

ATCHISON, Ks.— The 29th annual Amelia Earhart Festival will take place in Atchison, Kansas, from July 16 to 18. The festival will kick off at 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, with an ice cream social at ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Amelia Earhart’s disappearance in the summer of 1937 has remained one of aviation’s greatest mysteries for nearly 90 years. Since then, explorers and ...

Over 90 years since the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan while flying to Howland Island, one of the latest advances in search techniques is not a new sensor, nor a map.