He broke the color line in Major League Baseball when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, becoming the first African American to play in the major leagues in the 20th century. His courage and determination in facing extreme adversity and racial discrimination ...
Sportscaster: The first African American sportscaster was Sherman "Jocko" Maxwell of WNJR in Newark, New Jersey. Maxwell worked as a sportscaster from 1929 to 1967. Major league baseball player: Second baseman Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play on a major league baseball te...
However, it was her brilliant performance in the 1990 film Ghost that won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the second African American woman to win an Oscar. Goldberg has also graced the stage with her talent, earning a Tony Award for...
including being the first African-American woman to win a Critic's Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series. She's also a fan of the team from her hometown, the Washington Commanders.
Betty White, American actress and comedian, is considered as the pioneer of television and has had the longest television career of any entertainer, straddling more than 80 years. She’s known for her award-winning performances in shows likeThe Mary Tyler Moore Show,The Golden GirlsandHot in ...
Larry Doby from Paterson, seen here in 1997, was a great baseball player but made history as the first African-American ballplayer to play in the American League in 1947.The 2010 inductee into the New Jersey Hall of Famehelped the Cleveland Indians (now Guardians) to a World Series title ...
Some of the biggest names in American sports history have been embroiled in controversy, as have powerful players behind the scenes, leading to lifetime bans. Searching through a variety of sports, taking into account athletes, coaches, owners, and even umpires,Stackercompiled a list of 30 fam...
List of famous American men with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.
Her achievements– In the year 2015, Misty Copeland became the first African-American female who has been promoted to the position of the Principal dancer and this happened in the 75 year history. She is an inspiration for all those brown girls out there!
He is the first active male athlete to come out as gay in any of the major American sports. His announcement provoked mixed reactions from his fellow players and the media. WNBA player Sheryl Swoopes announced that she was gay in 2005. She stated, "it doesn't change who...