Regularly cited as American’s favorite holiday, Thanksgiving is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November. Its popularity is due, for the most part, to the fact that Thanksgiving gives Americans at least two days off work and a very quiet working week, which is primarily spent with family and friends eating turkey, drinking …

It was on this day in 1941 (7th December) that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, officially bringing the US into the war. The following day Congress approved Franklin D Roosevelt’s declaration of war on Japan and three days later, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States in what would be a huge turning …

Bobby Kennedy had been building momentum on the campaign trail when, shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, he was shot three times at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He died 26 hours later, only 42 years old, leaving the nation in shock and reminded of the tragedy of his brother’s death in 1963. …

On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Britain. One year later, on July 4, 1777, Philadelphia marked Independence Day by adjourning Congress and celebrating with bonfires, picnics and fireworks. However, the holiday only became standard across the country after the War of 1812, …