Benjamin O. Davis Jr. who graduated from West Point in 1936 with dreams of flying. He got his chance in 1942 when he joined the Army Air Corps, the predecessor of the Air Force, as a Tuskegee ...

His son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., followed in his footsteps by joining the military and later commanding the famed Tuskegee ...

The need to create trophies and medals for Para athletes arose at the Stoke Mandeville Games – the predecessor of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games – which began in 1948. While today, ...

Major General Frederic Davison blazed his own trail in the United States Armed Forces, serving with distinction for multiple decades ...

Among the many honors bestowed by institutions of higher education, the Teachers College Medal for Distinguished Service carries special significance. Each year, the College awards the Medal to ...

In 1998 the program was reorganized under the umbrella of the Benjamin Franklin Medals. Fields recognized today include chemistry, civil and mechanical engineering, computer and cognitive science, ...

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games medals embody French history and artistry. Each medal incorporates a piece of original iron from the Eiffel Tower, making them both symbolic and priceless. The front of ...

Coming into the Games, winning a team medal was the No. 1 goal for the U.S. men's gymnastics team. The team had not been on an Olympic medal podium since 2008, but didn't miss a beat in Paris to ...

Although much has changed since the first modern-day Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, one thing that has remained constant is an athlete’s pursuit for the medals table in the name of ...