Geoffrey Beene, one of the most celebrated fashion designers of the late 20th century, first attended Tulane as a pre-med ...

Nipmuc Regional High School history students spoke with local seniors about what life was like during World War II.

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The tradition of having college marching bands perform at halftime lasted for years. In the 70s, the NFL began assigning a ...

For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison kicks off a weekly series with a deep dive into the history ...

A late-night plane crash claimed three early Rock & Roll pioneers and became immortalized as The Day the Music Died.

A plane crash in Iowa during a 1959 snowstorm became known as "The Day the Music Died." Wisconsin played a big part in the ...

On February 3, 1959, a small plane crashed in a snowy Iowa field, killing three rising American rock-and-roll stars—Buddy ...

February 3, 1959 - American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson died on Feb. 3, 1959, when the plane they chartered crashed in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff.

Buddy Holly passed on February 3, 1959, at the age of only 22. His short time on earth ended up changing rock music forever.

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