On Jan. 18, 1958, Canadian Willie O’Ree became the first Black player in the National Hockey League as he made his debut with ...

Johann Heinrich Zimmermann (1741-1805) was one of three German sailors aboard Captain James Cook’s ships HMS Resolution and ...

English navigator Captain James Cook reached the present-day Hawaiian Islands, which he named the “Sandwich Islands.” 1911: The first landing of an aircraft on a ship took place as pilot Eugene ...

Today in History for Jan. 18: ...