Today in History for Nov. 5: In 1605, Guy Fawkes was found in the basement of Britain's Parliament Buildings, along with 36 barrels of gunpowder. His arrest foiled a plot to blow up the buildings and ...

Winning the World Series is the dream every baseball team chases, although only a few could turn that dream into reality.

Every day has a history. It's a story filled with moments that shaped people, nations, ideas and change. And today, November ...

Richard Bruce Cheney was a laconic one-time college dropout who found his place in Washington. He died at age 84.

The history of this small Shiite sect includes assassinations, persecution, and periods of adherence to pluralism.