This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago ...

On this day in aviation history, January 19, 1946, the Bell X-1 high-speed research aircraft, made its first flight. While ...

It is 2025, and the new national anthem is a disco song from 1978. What is going on? Village People — whose “Y.M.C.A.” is a ...