Fifty years have now passed since Ashe stunned Connors in four sets to become the first – and to this day only – Black man to ...

He became the first and only Black man to win a Wimbledon singles title by outsmarting Jimmy Connors in the final.

From rural reservations to shebeens or speakeasies (bars) - wherever black people gathered, they were talking about Ashe's ...

Arthur Ashe's historic 1975 Wimbledon victory over Jimmy Connors remains the only Grand Slam singles title by a Black male ...

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Louis Réard shocked Paris — and the world — with the debut of the bikini, a revolutionary swimsuit that would become an enduring symbol of freedom and modernity, challenging social norms and redefinin ...

friends gathered more than 75 years ago ...

In 1947, Larry Doby became the first Black player in Major League Baseball's American League, joining the Cleveland Indians 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson broke the sport's color barrier with the ...

What is widely considered one of Greater Cincinnati's premier Independence Day celebrations is returning to Summit Park in ...

Wimbledon bosses are shooting themselves in the foot by being stubborn with their schedule. It's the only Grand Slam that has ...

This All-Star Game will also be an occasion, in the home park of the Braves, to celebrate an old Braves catcher named Joe ...