Congressional Gold Medal Honorees

Hawaii: Exhibit honors Japanese American World War II soldiers

2013-02-22 07:15:00

The Japanese American soldiers who fought valiantly in World War II, even as many of their relatives were held in internment camps, will be remembered in an exhibition at Honolulu’s Bishop Museum. “American Heroes: Japanese-American WWII...

Rosa Parks statue to be unveiled in Capitol next week

2013-02-22 06:30:00

WASHINGTON -- Rosa Parks made history in 1955 by refusing to move to the back of the bus.� She will make history again next week when her statue is placed in the U.S. Capitol.� It will be the first full-size statue of an African American in the...

Jackie Robinson greets the world in Google doodle on his birthday

2013-01-31 06:00:00

Jackie Robinson, the Dodgers infielder who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, would have turned 94 today, so Google honored him with a doodle. Those outside of Los Angeles know him for his baseball exploits, when he entered the majors...

Suu Kyi's U.S. visit may lead to more easing of sanctions on Myanmar

2012-09-17 07:12:56

In U.S. visit, Suu Kyi urges end to all economic sanctions

2012-09-18 16:43:54

Willis Edwards dies at 66; L.A. civil rights activist

2012-07-15 00:00:00

Willis Edwards, a civil rights and political activist in Los Angeles' African American community and the former leader of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood branch of the NAACP who was a controversial force behind its entertainment industry Image Awards, has...

Pakistani doctor caught between counterterrorism and treason

2012-05-27 16:39:00

Raymond L. Johnson Sr. dies at 89; lawyer, civil rights activist

2012-01-09 00:00:00

Raymond L. Johnson Sr., an attorney, civil rights activist and former Tuskegee Airman, died Dec. 31 in Los Angeles of complications of pneumonia and heart failure, said his wife, Evelyn. He was 89. Johnson, who practiced law for nearly 50 years, was a...

Winter storm drops snow, sleet on Southwest

2011-12-19 16:38:07

Justice Department accuses Conn. police of bias against Latinos

2011-12-19 16:38:09

Louis Zamperini deserves Congressional Gold Medal, lawmaker says

2011-12-19 16:38:10

Great Plains storm tapers off, but holiday travel could be rough

2011-12-20 16:36:44

U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt, left, House Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Clinton welcome President Mandela during a 1998 visit to Washington.

2013-03-09 10:13:00

Retired Lt. Col. Leo Gray, 82, a retired Tuskegee Airman, holds a 1945 photo of himself after flying a mission over Europe. Gray is one of 300 who will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Bush on March 29 in Washington, D.C.

2013-01-30 10:25:13

Ezra Hill, one of the Tuskegee Airmen and recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, spoke to the crowd of people about his important contribution during World War II at Anthony Aviation on February 5, 2009.

2013-01-30 10:24:56