A congressional gold medal honoring the first African American woman elected to Congress and signed into law a year ago is in design stage and being reviewed by the CCAC.

First organized as a "racial experiment," a contingent of Black Americans began training to be aviators at Tuskegee, Alabama, during World War II. They would prove their worth - and then some - over ...

Women Airforce Service Pilots, Chinese Americans, and real-life Rosie the Riveters all have one thing in common — they have ...

Friday marked the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott, which began Dec. 5, 1955, after Rosa Parks’ arrest.

The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has voted in favor of legislation to rename the Palatine post ...

While America honors Pearl Harbor 84 years ago, World War II veterans E. Paul Ball and Luther Hendricks say the haunting ...

Rafael Ithier, the beloved musician who led world-renowned salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, has died at age 99.

Navy nurse Alice Darrow came to Pearl Harbor as a VIP guest for the anniversary commemorations of Imperial Japan’s Dec. 7, ...

President Donald Trump on Saturday presented medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during a ceremony in the Oval Office.

Francis Flaherty wasn't identified until decades after his selfless actions, and now has been buried in Charlotte.

Trump presented the prestigious award to Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, George Strait, the rock band Kiss, and Michael Crawford.

President Trump on Saturday celebrated a star-studded lineup of the nation’s most “acclaimed and renowned performers” as he ...