This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Vernon Forrest, an American boxer born Jan. 12, 1971, Augusta, Ga.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Wayman Lawrence Tisdale, an American basketball player and smooth jazz musician born June 9, 1964, Tulsa, Okla.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Willie Dixon, an American blues musician who, as record producer, bassist, and prolific songwriter, exerted a major influence on the post-World War II Chicago style.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Hiram R. Revels, an American clergyman, and educator who became the first black citizen to be elected to the U.S. Senate (1870-71), during Reconstruction.

Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, the First Lady who was also a noted writer, diplomat, and humanitarian. Additional content includes a video clip of Roosevelt promoting the National Youth Administration...

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features the Four Tops, an American vocal group that was one of Motown's most popular acts in the 1960s.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features the Ink Spots, an American vocal group prominent in the late 1930s and '40s. One of the first African-American groups, along with the Mills Brothers, to reach both black and white...

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features the Moonglows, an American doo-wop vocal group that was one of the pioneering acts of rock and roll.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features the Orioles, an American vocal group of the late 1940s and early 1950s.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features the Platters, an American vocal ensemble, one of the foremost singing groups of the early days of rock and roll and also often associated with the doo-wop style.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features the Pointer Sisters, an American vocal group that scored a string of pop, dance, and urban contemporary hits in the 1970s and '80s.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features the Staple Singers, an American vocal group that was one of the most successful gospel-to-pop crossover acts ever, collecting several Top 20 hits in the early 1970s.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features the Temptations, an American vocal group noted for their smooth harmonies and intricate choreography. Recording primarily for Motown Records, they were among the most popular performers of...

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Barbara Clementine Harris, an African American clergywoman and social activist who was the first female bishop in the Anglican Communion.

Encyclopedia Britannica offers a brief biography of Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the Nationalist Chinese who fought the Japanese and Communists for control of China.

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This site from Encyclopedia Britannica contains a brief biography of Carl Anderson (1905-1991 CE), the discoverer of the positron.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Sean Combs, an American rapper, record producer, and clothing designer, who founded an entertainment empire in the 1990s.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features De La Soul, an American rap group whose debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising (1989), was one of the most influential albums in hip-hop history.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, an American group that was instrumental in the development of hip-hop music.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features OutKast, an American rap duo, formed in 1992, that put Atlanta, Ga., on the hip-hop map in the 1990s and redefined the G-Funk (a variation of gangsta rap) and Dirty South (often profane...

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Bernard Shaw, an American television journalist and the first chief anchor for the Cable News Network (CNN). Shaw's childhood heroes included newsman Edward R. Murrow, whose television...

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Sir Garfield Sobers, a West Indian cricketer, considered by many authorities the most gifted all-around player of all time. As a batsman, he established a record for Test (international)...

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, an American vocal group that helped define the Motown sound of the 1960s and was led by one of the most gifted and influential singer-songwriters in...