(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back every day at ‘This Day In History.’ On this day in 1979, the Department of Education was created. President Jimmy Carter ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On October 17, 1879, Governor Alfred Colquitt approved Georgia’s first ever official state flag, establishing a design that would serve as the foundation for the Peach State’s ...

There was a new man in town, according to the newspaper on this day in 1800, and he was packing a paintbrush. Mr. Roberts proposed painting portraits of striking likenesses. If he didn’t meet your ...