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The Playmate and Mötley Crüe drummer's fast and short-lived marriage included two kids, a jail sentence and now-famous sex tape.

The "How I Met Your Mother" star may never have met his husband if they hadn’t ended up at the same New York City street corner at the same time.

Decades before Brown v. Board of Education, a Supreme Court decision favored the continued segregation of schools by race.

An unexpected best-selling book by Amy Tan turned into a box office success, yet it wasn’t until 2018 that its effects stuck.

The gospel singer’s spontaneous action led the orator to go off script during his 1963 March on Washington address.

From his embarrassing childhood nickname to the story behind his tattoos, here are some facts about the wrestler turned Hollywood star.

From the minty treat he eats before matches to a chart-topping rap album, learn some facts about the WWE superstar.

From how to tell Nikki and Brie apart to the celebrity who scripted their first match, here are some facts about the WWE and reality TV stars.

From the origins of his wrestling name to the sport he almost played professionally, here are some facts about the WWE star.

Questions still remain about Lee's 1999 murder, as ex-boyfriend Syed continues to serve a life sentence, and the case receiving mass attention from the podcast, 'Serial.'

The Federal Bureau of Narcotics relentlessly pursued Holiday, the chase largely fueled by commissioner Harry Anslinger's biases.

The British entertainer stumbled upon an experiential form of comedic storytelling, pitting his exaggerated characters against unwitting regular folks to expose the truths about society.

Despite their superstar statuses, this New York City couple’s willingness to evolve together has kept their relationship going strong for more than 20 years.

Bryant, his daughter Gianna and six others perished in a January 26, 2020, helicopter crash, leaving a permanent hole in the basketball world.

What started as a friendship grew into a trailblazing collaboration between two women who broke through gender stereotypes to become rap royalty.

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.

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.

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

Here's a look back at some of the famous names who died this year.

Despite a United Nations boycott, the musician went to Johannesburg and recorded with local musicians, laying the foundation for one of his greatest albums.

During the greatest triumphs of his ground-breaking career, the "Black Panther" actor secretly struggled with his deteriorating health.