Several Minneapolis police officers were awarded the Medal of Honor for acting without hesitation when they stopped a gunman ...

In a rare and candid in-depth interview, "The Boss" reflects on his complicated childhood, path to the music biz, ...

Some 80 years after their efforts in World War II, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion received the Congressional ...

The four-part series “Miss Austen,” debuting Sunday on PBS, offers viewers a window on Jane Austen’s life during the 250th ...

During a patriotic evening at the NRA Foundation Banquet in Atlanta, Georgia, Andy Wickstrom, President of Henry Repeating Arms, presented a Spirit of the ...

The Six Triple Eight, who served overseas during WWII, was honored during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in D.C. Tuesday, 80 years after the war.

1975 — Bob Watson of the Houston Astros, sensing baseball history, raced around the bases on Milt May’s home run and crossed the plate at Candlestick Park in time to score major league baseball’s 1 ...

1939 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees did not play against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium, ending at 2,130 his streak of consecutive games. Gehrig never played again. Babe Dahlgren took his ...

It comes as lawmakers are looking to pass a bipartisan bill that would award the team a congressional gold medal ...

Mechanical engineer Irene Beyerlein has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most ...

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