Colin McEvoy

The disgraced former attorney received two life sentences in March 2023, but will face a new trial for the murders of his wife and son.

Michael Jackson was a multitalented singer and dancer who enjoyed a chart-topping career both with the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist.

Fifty years ago, Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs faced off in a tennis match that proved women were capable professional athletes.

Ian Huntley, a caretaker for a British college, was convicted of the 2002 Soham murders in England and later died in a prison attack.

Serial killer Lucy Letby, who murdered seven infants in 2015 and 2016, has drawn comparisons to Beverley Allitt, another British nurse who killed four babies in 1991.

Grammy-winning singer Bad Bunny made the first all-Spanish record to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Rosa Parks was a pivotal civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the transformational Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Seeking an outlet for their love of American blues and R&B, the two former classmates teamed up with other like-minded musicians to form the group that would set the standard for rock royalty.

Three-time Super Bowl winner Travis Kelce, currently in the spotlight for his relationship with Taylor Swift, has got serious game on and off the football field.

Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes are among the eight Black quarterbacks who have started in a Super Bowl. Only four have won the big game.

The subject of the TV miniseries Love & Death, Candy Montgomery was found not guilty after claiming self-defense in the brutal killing of Betty Gore in June 1980.

After her nearly nine-month detention in Russia, the WNBA superstar and activist is back on the basketball court and has a new memoir out.

Charles Dickens was a British author who penned the beloved classics Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, and Great Expectations.

John Wayne Gacy, often called the “Killer Clown,” was one of the worst serial killers in U.S. history, murdering at least 33 teenage boys and young men.

Despite the accomplishments of these men, most of the decisions to honor them were controversial.

Actor and businesswoman Priscilla Presley is the ex-wife of Elvis Presley with whom she had daughter Lisa Marie Presley.

Now a free man, Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999. His case gained popularity when featured on the podcast Serial.

Four Black students sat at a “whites only” lunch counter in 1960 and sparked the sit-in movement.

Labor activists Peter McGuire and Matthew Maguire have both been described as the “father of Labor Day.”

Retired actor Bruce Willis first made a splash on TV in Moonlighting before becoming a movie star via hits like Die Hard, Pulp Fiction, and The Sixth Sense.

Lyle Menendez and his younger brother, Erik, are serving 50 years to life in prison for murdering their parents in 1989.

Erik Menendez and his older brother, Lyle, are serving 50 years to life in prison for the 1989 murder of their parents.

Elvis got his famous last name from his great-grandmother Rosella Presley who never married and gave all her children her own surname.

Tsutomu Yamaguchi is the only person the Japanese government recognized as having been directly affected by the attacks at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Joe Biden’s son, who pleaded guilty to federal tax charges in 2024, is part of a long line of controversial first kids.

Some Charles Manson followers have been released, and Patricia Krenwinkel could be next.

The Pee-wee Herman actor’s career appeared over following his 1991 arrest, but his appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards led to his comeback.

Lizzo is a Grammy-winning singer, rapper, and classically trained flutist whose music talks about race, sexuality, and body confidence.

Dolly Parton is a Grammy-winning musical icon whose powerful voice and songwriting skills have established her as a presence on the country and pop music charts for seven decades.

A talented singer, comedian, and Academy Award–winning actor, Jamie Foxx is a triple threat in the entertainment industry.

Emmy Award–winning actor Jeremy Allen White is known for his roles in the TV shows The Bear and Shameless.

Jimmy Carter loved music and cultivated friendships with many musicians, including Bob Dylan to Willie Nelson.

The little-known former Georgia governor tied for 12^th in early polling, but he had the right plan to win the 1976 Democratic primary.

Lawyer and investment banker Hunter Biden is the son of President Joe Biden and his late first wife, Neilia.

Steve Binder, the man who directed Elvis’ now-legendary ’68 Comeback Special, often had to push back against the star’s infamous manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Amid the popularity of the Netflix show Monsters and recently discovered evidence, the Los Angeles County DA says the convicted killers should receive life sentences with the possibility of parole.

Lily Gladstone is an Academy Award-nominated actor who is known for her roles in Killers of the Flower Moon and Certain Women.

Singer Janelle Monáe became an R&B sensation with the release of her futuristic albums The ArchAndroid and The Electric Lady.

Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth holiday.

Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Eig sets the record straight about Martin Luther King Jr.’s oft-referenced criticism about fellow civil rights icon Malcolm X.

Jamie Lee Curtis is an actor whose career has spanned from her debut in Halloween to her Oscar win for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Considered one of his generation’s greatest actors, Robert De Niro has won two Academy Awards and is known for his performances in Taxi Driver, The Godfather Part II, Raging Bull, and Cape Fear.

Director Martin Scorsese has produced some of the most memorable and celebrated movies in cinema history, including Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Goodfellas.

Greta Gerwig is an actor, director, and screenwriter known for her work on acclaimed films Frances Ha, Lady Bird, and Little Women.

Singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman received wide fame in the late 1980s and ’90s with songs like “Give Me One Reason” and “Fast Car.”

Michelle Obama is a lawyer, writer, and the wife of former U.S. President Barack Obama. Prior to her role as first lady, she was a lawyer, Chicago city administrator, and community outreach worker.

Martin Scorsese’s latest movie is based on a nefarious murder conspiracy in 1920s Oklahoma.

Einstein and his colleague Leo Szilard played a crucial role in encouraging the United States to create an atomic bomb.

Before he became the father of the atomic bomb, Oppenheimer passionately loved a graduate student he met during his time as a physics professor.

Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer is often called the “father of the atomic bomb” for leading the Manhattan Project, the program that developed the first nuclear weapon during World War II.

Launched into stardom by Good Will Hunting, award-winning actor Matt Damon is known for his lead roles in the Jason Bourne series and The Martian.

Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has starred in films such as Titanic, The Aviator, The Wolf of Wall Street, and The Revenant.

Actor Bella Ramsey first gained attention for their breakout role in the HBO series Game of Thrones and now plays the lead role in HBO’s The Last of Us.

Austin Butler received critical acclaim for his role as Elvis Presley in the Baz Luhrmann biopic, but his path to getting the part was unconventional.

Leonard Bernstein was one of the first American-born conductors to receive worldwide fame. He composed the score for the Broadway musical West Side Story.

Portrayed in the new Bradley Cooper movie, Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre’s seemingly perfect marriage was tested by the famous conductor’s infidelity.

Lori Vallow Daybell, already sentenced to life in prison for killing her two children, was arraigned Thursday on additional murder charges in Arizona.

The president met one-on-one with the nuclear physicist during a terse meeting that exemplified their differing views on atomic weapons.

Joaquin Phoenix is an Academy Award–winning actor known for movies such as Gladiator, Walk the Line, and Joker.

The acclaimed English actor received an Oscar nomination for her performance in Pieces of a Woman and has appeared in the Mission: Impossible and Fast & Furious movie franchises.

Jason Aldean is a top-selling country music artist known for hit singles like “Why,” “The Truth,” and “Dirt Road Anthem.”

At age 64, Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a protective shark cage.

Actor Jada Pinkett Smith has starred in The Matrix and Madagascar movie franchises. She is married to actor Will Smith and is the mother of Jaden and Willow Smith.

Retired soccer star David Beckham played for Manchester United, England, Real Madrid, and the L.A. Galaxy. He is married to singer and fashion designer Victoria Beckham.