Nat King Cole performs in Copenhagen, Denmark, in April 1960. Ebbe Wrae/JP Jazz Archive/Getty Images
by Donna M. Cox, University of Dayton
Six decades after Nat...
Quincy Jones conducts an orchestra in Rome in May 2004. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
by Philip Ewell, Hunter College
Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3, 2024, at...
Descendants of July Perry attend a 2019 ceremony unveiling a historical marker of his lynching. AP Photo/John Raoux
by Jerald Podair, Lawrence University
Mose Norman, a...
Donald Trump watches a video of Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Sept. 13, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Clear County, Colo., had three roads using the word ‘sq—’ until May 2024, when officials renamed them. Tom Hellauer/Denver Gazette
by Derek H. Alderman, University...
A portrait of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in 1818. 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
by Philip Ewell, Hunter College
On May 7, 1824,...
The city of Chicago will end its relationship with ShotSpotter after the summer ends, announced Mayor Brandon Johnson.
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President Joe Biden at Mother Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina on Jan. 8, 2024.
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by Joseph Patrick Kelly, College of...