Inventor of the home security system.
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From the Rio Olympics to the breaking of a World Series curse, 2016 was full of special moments in sports.
These all time greats never faced Wilt or Oscar Robertson, but they've dominated the modern era.
College football is known for memorable finishes. These regulation-ending thrillers will be remembered forever.
Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort signed $10 million contract to advance Putin's interests.
Republican Sen. Majority "Leader" Mitch McConnell stopped Elizabeth Warren from reading Coretta Scott King's 1986 letter.
Bill O'Reilly was fired by Fox News amid the fallout from his settlements for sexually harassing women.
At McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, President Obama delivered the third most consequential speech of his life, his farewell address.
Inventor of the home security system.
Astronomer and mathematician who accurately forecast solar and lunar eclipses
Political activist who fought for Civil Rights, prisoner rights, and human rights.
First Black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature and a recipient of the National Book Award.
Oldest Black Greek-letter collegiate fraternity, founded in 1906.
Foremost cancer research physician, propelling chemotherapy drugs from obscure to a viable option.
A Methodist denomination of Christianity created by people of African descent.
Brave poet, LGBTQ+ activist, and intersectional feminist who gave a voice to the voiceless.
Born a slave but died a self-published chef
Economic justice activist responsible for founding the SNCC.
First elected Black mayor of a major U.S. city
First Black person to earn a PhD from M.I.T.
First woman to chair the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
First African-American licensed to practice law
First African-American Judge
First African-American woman to serve in the U.S. military
NAACP chief counsel successfully argued Brown v. Board. First black U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Inventor of the Super Soaker water gun and Johnson Thermoelectrochemical Converter.
11-time NBA champion and first black NBA head coach
Internationally renowned author who focused on the black experience.
Leading African American voice who promoted economic self-reliance.
Representing the Stars and Stripes in the Olympics is one of the highest honors for athletes in the U.S.