If anyone was still on the fence as to whether Merle Haggard had what it took to become a country music icon, the October 3, 1968, release of his eighth studio album likely put an end to those ...

Ridgecrest, California, April 1968.

Success in the entertainment industry takes hard work, creativity, and, more often than not, the stars aligning just right—and on October 1, 1929, the cosmos locked into place over the tiny city of ...

National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003 An oral history interview with Selena Williams and Bonnie Taylor-Williams. It consists of two versions, unedited (2023.4 ...

Erika Kirk delivered an emotional tribute at the funeral of her husband, conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk, blinking back tears while the crowd rose to their feet in support. The speech drew waves ...

In the world of country music, there are many disparate regional influences — think Red Dirt in Oklahoma, and of course, the Nashville sound — that influence the genre. But few have had the outsized ...

Right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk was murdered last week during an appearance at Utah Valley University. Many of his fellow influencers have spoken out after his death, including Candace Owens. The ...

On September 22, 2019, Portland-raised and world-renowned ballerina Jacqueline Schumacher died. She was the first ballerina in the country to perform as the Swan Queen in the full-length version of ...

The City of Raleigh Museum is dishing out a monthly serving of history with its Lunch Box Lectures series. On every third Thursday of the month, from noon to 12:45 p.m., you can sink your teeth into a ...