We remember Norman Rockwell and other notable people born this day in history

We remember Philip Seymour Hoffman and other notable people who died this day in history

Frank Pellegrino, an actor who appeared on “The Sopranos” and co-owned Rao’s restaurant in Manhattan, New York, died Tuesday, Jan

On Feb. 2, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P

We remember Rick James and other notable people born this day in history

We remember Farrah Fawcett and other notable people born this day in history

Don Cornelius taught America how to dance every week on the nationally syndicated hit "Soul Train."  We remember his life today as well as the lives of oth

Soul Train" was a TV show like no other – and at the heart of it all was the show's creator and longtime host, Don Cornelius

On the 25th anniversary of  Alex Haley's death, we remember his epic tale "Roots," which gave voices to those who had their own taken away

Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base April 15, 1947

Masaya Nakamura, the founder of the video game company Namco who was also known as the Father of Pac-Man, died Jan

Coretta Scott King was the widow of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was also so much more

Emmanuelle Riva, the acclaimed French actress, who was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress in 2013, died Friday, Jan

John Hurt, the acclaimed English character actor who starred in “The Elephant Man,” died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, according to multiple news sources

Bob Marley brought international attention to both reggae music and the Rastafari movement. On his birthday, we learn more about his religion

Barbara McNair was a woman of many talents: A singer and an actress, she also hosted a TV variety show, becoming one of the first African-American women to do s

Donna Reed would certainly be a member of the unofficial Television Sitcom Mom Hall of Fame

José Ferrer was a Puerto Rican actor and director of film and theater

Etta James provided the soundtrack for decades of wedding receptions and anniversary parties when she recorded her definitive version of the tender love song "A

WorldStarHipHop website founder Lee O'Denat, aka Q, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 43

A video tribute to yesteryear's amazing tomorrows

Take a mini road trip through important Abe Lincoln history

Molly Ivins was known for her rapier wit as she wrote political commentary

A shooting Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, has left at least six people dead, according to Quebec Provincial Police

Gia Carangi was a supermodel during the late 1970s and early '80s

Jackson Pollock was one of the best-known painters of the 20th century, and perhaps one of the most controversial as well

Actress Barbara Hale, who won an Emmy Award for playing legal secretary Della Street on the long-running "Perry Mason" television series, died Thursday, Jan

Charles Shackleford, an NBA player for six seasons who had been a 1980s standout at North Carolina State University, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2017

One brave stand for justice gave many Americans courage

Andre the Giant was a professional wrestler who stood 7 feet 4 inches tall and weighed in at around 500 pounds

Mary Tyler Moore, the vivacious actress known best for roles on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show," died Wednesday, Jan

The camera loved Ava Gardner. When she had her first screen test, she had no idea how to act, and her southern drawl made her incomprehensible to the director

Ronald "Bingo" Mundy, a vocalist with the doo-wop group the Marcels who had a No. 1 hit song with "Blue Moon," died, Friday, Jan

American history is full of black inventors and innovators whose contributions are as important as those made by household names such as Thomas Edison

John Wetton, the English musician who played bass guitar and fronted the 1980s progressive-rock supergroup Asia, died Jan

Dick Martin was one-half of Rowan and Martin, the comedy duo that socked it to America with "Laugh-In." We remember Martin's life today as well as the lives of

Freddie Prinze was only 22 when he died, but he made his mark and then some, with a successful stand-up career and a hit sitcom

Christa McAuliffe became the most famous teacher in the United States as she prepared to reach for the stars aboard the space shuttle Challenger

On the anniversary of his death, we are celebrating Arthur Ashe with a timeline of his athletic triumphs

Mike Connors, the B-movie actor who found stardom on the long-running detective series "Mannix," died Thursday, Jan

Paul Newman was a legend of the silver screen and beyond

A video tribute to some of the brilliant lives that survived Nazi brutality

Butch Trucks, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 69

Peter Overend Watts, the bassist for the rock band Mott the Hoople, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 69