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2000 — Venus Williams beats Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6 (3) for her first Grand Slam title. Williams is the first black women’s champion at Wimbledon since Althea Gibson in 1957-58.
A 20-year-old student who designed a medal for Black Sabbath has said it was "surreal" to be invited to their final concert.
The “incredible talent” of youngsters in a Knaresborough-based dance school has been praised as it celebrates Dance World Cup ...
A new project by the History Channel explores the triumphs and injustices of Jim Thorpe’s career. “He’s one of the greatest ...
Scott Ruskin was at the heart of the emergency response at Camp Mystic, a Christian all-girls’ summer camp devastated by the ...
The world’s highest-ranked doubles team tell Flo Clifford how they celebrated last year’s clean sweep of Wimbledon titles, ...
As one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age dynasties, the Astor family's money and influence still make waves.
Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “ A Gay Old Time .” In this week’s column, marking 4th of July weekend, let’s ...
Vanessa Trump is the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., the oldest of President Donald Trump’s five children. Vanessa and Donald ...
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is "home to some of the most pivotal moments in American history," the bloody Civil War battle, a ...
The Fourth of July is a holiday that celebrates the birth of our country. It also allows us to reflect on those who epitomize ...
These four freedoms became the basic ideas for why America joined England in signing the Atlantic Charter in August 1941 and ...