This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: This Week In History: The miniseries 'Roots' on slavery aired in 1977 ...

Jan. 20, 1993: Maya Angelou is the first African American and woman to recite a poem at the inauguration of a U.S. President — “On the Pulse of Morning” for Bill Clinton. Jan. 20, 2015: The “Hamilton” ...

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SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. — To Madelynn Bohnet, wrestling is about so much more than titles and accolades.

Pickens W. Black Sr. was the first African American to get his pilot's license in Arkansas back in 1932. Five years ago on Jan. 6, a large crowd of civilians attacked the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to ...

Stop me if you've heard this before: Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix made history yet again in Week 18 of the 2025 season, this time tying his predecessor, Russell Wilson. In 2025, Nix has made ...

Companies reporting next week such as Delta Air Lines and Bank of America have a track record of beating Wall Street's earnings estimates. The fourth-quarter earnings season kicks off next week, with ...

It is a turbulent week for Russia, from stark warnings that “poisonous” pollution is cutting down life expectancy, to a UK inquiry decades later linking Vladimir Putin directly to the infamous ...

The world loses its Starman as tributes pour in following the death of David Bowie. The news continues to look star-ward as the Cassini spacecraft reaches Saturn after a seven-year, two-billion-mile ...

Rose Day Valentine Week 2025: Rose Day, celebrated on February 7, marks the first day of Valentine’s Week, setting the stage for the romantic festivities leading up to Valentine’s Day. This day ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s activism in St. Augustine, Florida, was crucial to passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Local protests, known as the St. Augustine Movement, escalated after four Black ...

Guests skiing Schoolmarm trail at Keystone Resort had to avoid an Audi sports car Jan. 6, 2025, after a bad set of directions led the vehicle’s driver to abandon it the previous night. Summit County ...