Mike Tyson, of Brooklyn, New York, is a former heavyweight lineal champion known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet." Tyson, the youngest man to ever win a heavyweight title, retired in 2005, but ...
“The World According to Allee Willis” shines a light on a musical artist whose creative spirit wasn’t limited to one genre or even to music. By Alissa Wilkinson In Payal Kapadia’s ...
ON 7 November 1867, Marya Salomea Sklodowska was born in Warsaw, then part of the Russian Empire. She was the youngest of five children, and became known as “Manya” by her family. She was a ...
Donald Trump’s journey from business magnate to U.S. president is one of high ambition and public visibility. As a real estate developer, media personality, and politician, Trump left an ...
Exchanges like this that reveal moments of despair and vulnerability by the seemingly eternally optimistic Lewis are partly what makes Greenberg’s biography of the civil rights icon so remarkable.
Edgar Poe was born on January 19th, 1809 to traveling actors Eliza and David Poe. When Edgar was a baby, David abandoned the family, leaving Eliza to support three young children. In a devastating ...
"Never Gonna Give You Up" catapulted Rick Astley to fame and transformed his life forever. Now, he tells his story in his own words. At nineteen, he signed with Pete Waterman of Stock Aitken Waterman, ...
The Man Who Told the Truth" is the first biography of the legendary writer and a revealing portrait of a complex newsman. I spoke recently to author Richard Esposito. Welcome to the "News Hour." ...