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Marian Anderson, the famous African-American contralto, gave a famous performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial 75 years ago today.

Host Michel Martin asks whether college athletes are getting the education they are supposed to.

The plan shifts $100 million to pension funds and resolves one of the record bankruptcy's most contentious issues.

Maximilian Schell was a Swiss film and stage actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1961 film, Judgment at Nuremberg, which incidentally,…

Pete Seeger was an American folk singer with a string of hit records in the 1950s singing with The Weavers.As a songwriter, he penned such songs as Where…

A few composers are usually referred to by one or more of their initials, such as J.S. Bach or his son, C.P.E. Bach. In these cases, the initials stand…

In music, a medley consists of a number of different melodies presented one after the other within the same continuous piece of music. An example of this…

Demonstrators have taken over some government buildings in eastern Ukraine, saying they want a vote on whether to join Russia. Ukrainian officials vow to resolve the situation within 48 hours.

Temporary emergency rules regarding absentee ballots submitted without a photo ID have been made permanent provisions. A 2013 state voter ID law allowed…

While horseback riding in 1937, Cole Porter’s horse fell, throwing him to the ground, and then rolled over his legs, badly crushing them. The doctors…