From Aretha Franklin and the Beach Boys to Beyoncé, these legendary performers dazzled the crowds at the dawn of new presidential terms.

As the first Black American woman to run for U.S. president through a major party, the seven-term Congresswoman shook up the 1972 campaign.

The vice president-elect, primarily raised by her Indian mother, was taught to embrace her diverse heritage, creating values that paved the way for the boundary-breaking politician.

The civil rights leaders had great respect and admiration for each other, but they clashed on some of their core beliefs.

As the first Black woman to headline the 2018 music festival, the Grammy winner combined African American history and her iconic music catalog for a two-hour show that changed pop culture.

Instead of throwing a big party to celebrate Muhammad Ali's 1964 win over Sonny Lison, Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown quietly met to celebrate the victory.

The "Queen of Soul" took an existing song and infused it with such passion that it has become a universal rallying cry for the civil rights and feminist movements.

Born premature and plagued with illnesses throughout her childhood, the groundbreaking athlete went on to defy all the odds and bring home three Olympic golds.

Tragedy brought the widows of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X together, with the friendship cemented by their own sense of activism.

The Oscar winner helped the country music superstar overcome his addiction, and they have remained by each other’s sides through the good and the bad.

From the origins of her name to her friendship with Beau Biden, here are some interesting facts about the vice president-elect.

The couple's fun-loving, self-deprecating humor has kept their relationship as strong today as it was when they met nearly three decades ago.

From a conquering a childhood stutter to his favorite movie, here are some interesting facts about the 46th president-elect.

When he was 16, the rocker lost his virginity to an older woman and 10 years later, the event inspired him to write his 1971 hit song.

Throughout their music career, the "Bridge Over Troubled Water" singers' friendship was often so tense that they would stop talking to each other — a pattern that continues to this day.

The rocker debuted his alter-ego in 1972 and retired the character just one year later.

Throughout his career, the Beach Boy has battled schizoaffective disorder and depression.

The pair's relationship had its share of ups and downs, but this iconic Hollywood mother-daughter duo ultimately epitomized mutual love and support.

It was love at first sight for the "Saturday Night Live" star and "Willy Wonka" actor, but their relationship was cut tragically short by illness.

Peterson was declared guilty of the crimes in 2004, but in 2020, his death sentence was overturned, setting the stage for a never-ending legal saga.

The "Mother of Blues" takes center stage in August Wilson's tale about the African American experience in 1927.

The singer's mental health struggles and battle with addiction led him down a path to create “Fire and Rain.”

The singer-songwriter called her 1971 album "the purest emotional record that I will ever make."

The popular cooking show host and financier met as teenagers, and now they are one of pop culture's cutest and most-enviable couples.