Women getting the vote — thanks to the 19th Amendment — was only one step on a long road toward equality. As women started voting in the 1920s, they faced discrimination and unequal pay in the workplace. Many states didn't let women serve on juries (some even kept them from running for office). Even marriage came with pitfalls: Sixteen states didn't permit married women to make contracts. And, thanks to a 1907 law, an American woman who wed a foreign national lost her U. Read More...
Self-described as the World's Largest Athlete, he became the first wrestler to hold the World Heavyweight, ECW World, WWE, and WCW World titles. His real name is Paul Wight. In 2020, he began starring on the Netflix series The Big Show Show.
Before Fame He was first known as The Giant in the WCW and made his debut at the 1995 Halloween Havoc, where he defeated Hulk Hogan by disqualification.
Trivia By the age of twelve, he was already more than 6 ft tall, weighed 220 lbs, and had chest hair. Read More...
One of jazz music's all-time greats, bandleader-pianist Count Basie was a primary shaper of the big-band sound that characterized mid-20th century popular music.
Who Was Count Basie?A pianist, Count Basie played vaudeville before eventually forming his own big band and helping to define the era of swing with hits like "One O'Clock Jump" and "Blue Skies." In 1958, Basie became the first African American male recipient of a Grammy Award. One of jazz music's all-time greats, he won many other Grammys throughout his career and worked with a plethora of artists, including Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald. Read More...
