Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in Philadelphia in 2004. Judge Steven T. O’Neill called Cosby a “sexually violent predator” and declared, "It is time for justice. Mr. Cosby, this has all circled back to you. The time has come."
Madeleine Albright became the first woman to represent the U.S. in foreign affairs as the secretary of state.
Morgan Freeman's lawyer is demanding an apology and retraction from CNN for its May 24 story in which eight women "unjustly" accused the actor of sexual harassment. A CNN spokesperson said the network stands by its reporting.
Colin Powell was the first African American appointed as the U.S. Secretary of State, and the first, and so far the only, to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Following sexual abuse allegations against actor Kevin Spacey, director Ridley Scott has cut him entirely from his new film, 'All the Money in the World,' just weeks before the Dec. 22 release. Spacey’s scenes will be re-filmed with actor Christopher Plummer.
On Bio.com, learn more about the decades-spanning career of artist and actor Billy Dee Williams, the heartthrob who starred as Lando Calrissian in 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi.'
Five new women have come forth with accusations of sexual assault or harassment against Dustin Hoffman. A lawyer for the Academy Award-winning actor rejected the allegations as “defamatory falsehoods.”
Originally a troubled youngster who served time in San Quentin prison, Merle Haggard grew to become a country music legend.
Saddam Hussein was president of Iraq for more than two decades and is seen as a figurehead of the country's military conflicts with Iran and the United States.
Musical rebel Waylon Jennings is best remembered for helping to popularize the grittier and more rock-influenced genre known as outlaw country music.
Anthony Hopkins is an Oscar-winning actor known for roles in many films, including The Lion in Winter, Silence of the Lambs and The Remains of the Day.
Counterculture icon Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist best known for writing 1971's 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' and creating 'Gonzo journalism.'
Singer Wanda Jackson's hit songs climbed both the country and rock charts in the 1950s and 1960s, earning her the "Queen of Rockabilly" title.
Bob Schieffer is an Emmy Award-winning political commentator and TV host who has worked for CBS News since 1969.
In 1963, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel in space aboard Vostok 6.
Attorney Johnnie Cochran took on highly publicized police brutality cases and defended such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson.
In her new documentary, Jane Fonda admits to having plastic surgery. “On one level, I hate the fact that I’ve had the need to alter myself physically to feel that I’m OK," she said. "I wish I wasn’t like that. I love older faces. I love lived-in faces. I loved Vanessa Redgrave’s face."
British mathematician John Horton Conway has earned fame for his contributions to group, game and number theory as well as his dynamic lectures.
Philip Glass is an Oscar-nominated avant-garde composer whose notable works include 'Einstein on the Beach,' 'The Hours' and 'Notes on a Scandal.'
Russian Boris Spassky held the title of World Chess Champion until his loss to American Bobby Fischer in the 1972 "Match of the Century."
John Kennedy Toole wrote the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel 'A Confederacy of Dunces' before committing suicide at age 31.
Award-winning actress Marlo Thomas starred in the TV hits 'That Girl' and 'Free to Be...You and Me.' She is married to Phil Donahue and is an active spokesperson for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Roberta Flack is a Grammy-winning singer and pianist known for hits like “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Feel Like Makin’ Love.”
