First Lt. Gabrielle White, a 25-year-old West Point graduate, became the first female ranger ever to compete in the arduous three-day, 30-event marathon.

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The Titanic's sinking claimed over 1,500 lives. There were well-known people among the casualties.

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Meet 21 civil rights activists—past and present—whose bold leadership reshaped history and continues to inspire justice ...

A prolific writer and speaker, Howe championed various social causes, including women's suffrage and world peace.

Bennett Place State Historic Site in NC commemorates Civil War surrender and slavery's end with a two-day event.

Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou's famous autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U ...