Greg Timmons

On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, was formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution. Here is a look at the events surrounding this important chapter in U.S. history and the women who made change happen.

The world went into mourning on August 16, 1977, when the King of Rock 'n' Roll died at the age of 42.

The young people involved in these events were but some of the thousands who played a pivotal role in the early movement.

Brown's dramatic raid of the federal military arsenal was intended to spark a slave uprising.