Every day has a history. It's a story filled with moments that shaped people, nations, ideas and change. And today, November 5, is no exception. On this date centuries ago, daring plots, primary elections and moments of defiance took place.

(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back every day at ‘This Day In History.’ On this date in 1941, a monumental American landmark was declared complete. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, featuring the faces of four U.S. presidents, was finished.

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This Day in History: The Cuban Missile Crisis came to an end starting on Oct. 28, 1962 MONROE, La. (KNOE) - In October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union were at a stand-off for 13 days. U.S. spy planes had discovered construction of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba.

October 28th has been a date of remarkable historical significance across the centuries.Arguably the most momentous event associated with this day dates

(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back every day at ‘This Day In History.’ On this date in 1789, the first proposal of the Bill of Rights was presented to state legislatures. Representative James Madison drafted ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — On this day in history Southern Nevada saw both an ending and a beginning. The end of a rail line and the beginning of construction on a highly-anticipated dam project. On September 17, 1930, U.S Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman ...

In an incident that came to be known as Black Saturday, the U.S. military was placed under DEFCON 2 — just one step away from a nuclear conflict — after Navy ships spotted a Soviet submarine in the Sargasso Sea, northeast of Cuba. The Soviet Union has installed nuclear missile batteries capable of striking the U.S. mainland there.

This Day in History: On October 14, 1964, history was made on the track in Tokyo, Japan, as Billy Mills, a relatively unknown American runner, stunned the world by winning the gold medal in the 10,000-meter race at the Summer Olympics. His victory remains ...

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