Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...

In 1940, he became the first Black American to earn a doctorate ... Gibson retired in 1958 but pursued another sport: golf.

In 1940, he became the first Black American to earn a doctorate ... Gibson retired in 1958 but pursued another sport: golf.

When educator Jane Dabney Shackelford wrote and published The Child’s Story of the Negro and Helen Adele Whiting wrote Negro Folk Tales for Pupils in the Primary Grades and Negro Art, Music and Rhyme ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at women in business, education, government and sports who have broken through the glass ceiling and become the first in their respective positions in the United States. 1739 - ...

The first telecast of an American hockey game is transmitted over station W2XBS in New York. The viewing audience watches the New York Rangers battle the Montreal Canadiens at ...

It's been nearly half a century since he died in 1979, and yet no actor has wholly embodied the role of cinematic cowboy ...

The New World Symphony launched “I Dream a World” in 2022 serves also as a platform to encourage dialogue about the enduring relevance of Black artists in shaping American culture.

A remedy to that fact arrived, finally, this month with “Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson,” just opened at the ...

Let this performance transport you to a 1940s jazz club with moody lighting ... Stella Cole captivates audiences with her soothing renditions of tunes from the Great American Songbook, and a ...

So too, efforts seeking to provide women the vote ... the International Center for Photography will find during “American Job: 1940–2011” through May 5, 2025. The exhibition examines ...

In the 1940s, with the U.S. facing a huge pilot shortage, more than 1,000 women were trained to fly military planes domestically, relieving male pilots who were sent to combat. The elite group of ...