Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. -- Douglas Wilder, first Black governor elected in ...

Today in Music History for Jan. 17: ...

Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first Black Greek letter sorority, is founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle of St. Louis, Mo. The sorority gradually branched ...

Marilyn Monroe is still one of the most recognisable figures in pop culture, but even icons have to start somewhere.