Eighty years ago, the man who broke baseball's color barrier suffered abuse in U.S. cities.

Roosevelt ran, of course, and easily defeated his No. 2.

The city was on the brink of bankruptcy. But Gerald Ford was reticent about helping.

How Richard Nixon headed off an umpires’ strike 40 years ago.

A hundred years ago, the Pirates stunned the Senators in the Fall Classic.

After a string of losses, the Flock finally beat the Yankees to win the World Series.

The former president escaped two attempted assassinations in just over two weeks.

The hard-charging, kinetic album lifted The Boss to the echelons of rock.

A violent event in 1992 prompted a response – not from the president, but Congress – with similarly dystopian language

By Frederic J. Frommer

'A program of assistance to the underdeveloped nations must continue because the nation's interest and the cause of political freedom require it,' President Kennedy said.

Although the boycott didn’t catch on, the struggle helped to open the door for Black NBA executives.

'You didn’t need to beat your chest, you were there.'

How baseball ‘reshored’ the team that became the Nationals 20 years ago.

How baseball ‘reshored’ the team that became the Nationals 20 years ago.

The Knicks have a lot in common with the pre-2004 Red Sox, haunted by the same foe over and over.

50 years ago, he skipped enshrinement as first Black NBA player in Hall of Fame.

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Foul balls are now a lucky souvenir for fans at Major League Baseball games. But 100 years ago, taking that ball home could land you in jail.

Foul balls are now a lucky souvenir for fans at Major League Baseball games. But 100 years ago, taking that ball home could land you in jail.

The Sporting News predicted that Robinson wouldn’t be able to handle even White, minor-league competition.

Warner’s Super Bowl win with the St. Louis Rams came just five years after he was stocking shelves at an Iowa Hy-Vee.