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Reza Deghati is considered among the world's great photojournalists. He has traveled the globe for nearly 30 years, bearing witness to wars, unrest, great leaders and the courage of ordinary people trapped by history.

Educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune makes history as the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall, replacing a confederate statue.

Merrill Garbus is a ukulele-playing Smith College graduate with a long musical history in folk-based projects. Her recordings under the name tUnE-yArDs reflect her study abroad in Kenya, her work in puppet theater and her experience as a nanny on Martha's Vineyard.

A statue of the woman, whose cells were taken without her consent and became integral in several major medical breakthroughs, will be built in Roanoke, Va.

Maxwell Frost came to national attention as one of the first members of Generation Z to launch a bid for Congress. At 25, he just meets the minimum age to serve in the House of Representatives.

Beck, one the most acclaimed guitarists in rock and roll history, died Tuesday after contracting bacterial meningitis, according to his family.

Homosexuality was considered a mental disorder and "sexual deviation" until 1973 — months after Silverstein gave a presentation challenging the classification.

Fairleigh Dickinson became the second No. 16 seed in history to win an NCAA Tournament game, thanks to a relentless, hustling defense.

The title of the city's monument was inspired by Robert Hayden's 1962 poem entitled "Runagate Runagate," which references Tubman.

Hawaiian Airlines' chief operating officer said the airline had not experienced "an incident of this nature in recent history," calling it an isolated and unusual event.