In 1917, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band recorded ``Darktown Strutters' Ball.'' Some historians consider this to be the earliest commercially made jazz record. It was written by Shelton Brooks, who ...

Canada was one of the first Western countries to recognize communist China, establishing ties in 1970 under Prime Minister ...

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A handshake between Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk at Davos became a global symbol of change. The meeting helped signal ...

The one-time Bond girl on surviving the predatory climate of 1970s Hollywood, staying youthful and escaping the shadow of 007 ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta with neighborhood children in their new apartment at 1550 S. Hamlin Ave. in Chicago on Jan. 26, 1966. King and his family moved into the poor ...

“Elvis loved 'I Will Always Love You,' and he wanted to record it,” Parton recalled in a 2006 interview with CMT. “I got the ...

When an oil embargo rocked the US, the president's radical solution was to make citizens start their working days an hour ...

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Kenon wore only jersey No. 35 and put up 17.3 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, ...

The first iteration of legendary Australian rock band AC/DC/ played its first gig on Dec. 31, 1973, in Sydney.