Though Nichelle Nichols was best known for her role as Lieutenant Uhura on 'Star Trek,' she also played a key role in the formation of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program and inspired generations of STEM leaders.

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In 1860, a tragic head injury helped turn a quiet bookseller into one of the world's most consequential photographers.
The coming-of-age movie is a well-tested, familiar, and deeply evocative type of film that transcends genre, age, historical period, and so much more. There are numerous masterpieces in the field, but these are 25 of our favorites.
Though he's mainly remembered for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel, Aaron Burr led a pretty extraordinary life.
'Wet Hot American Summer' bombed at the box office when it premiered in 2001, but this summer flick has since become a cult classic.
In 1992, the mainstream media was eager to learn about the lexicon of the surging grunge scene. So a New York Times reporter phoned up an insider—who proceeded to make up a bunch of words.
On March 9, 2021, aspiring VFX artist Jason Chou said he’d Photoshop Paddington into a different movie or TV show every day until he forgot. He hasn’t forgotten yet.
In the '80s, the destruction of two walls changed the course of human events. One was the Berlin Wall, which came down on November 9, 1989. The other was the wall separating Aerosmith from Run-DMC in the 1986 music video for "Walk This Way."
How well do your opinions of the best movie franchises measure up to the stats?
In 1990, two movies based on the life of mobster Henry Hill hit theaters. 'Goodfellas' had Martin Scorsese. 'My Blue Heaven' had Steve Martin.
Where did the gothic garnish that became a trademark of rock bands like Mötley Crüe and Blue Öyster Cult get started?
'Just One of the Guys' director Lisa Gottlieb helped us uncover some little-known facts about the 1985 gender-bending teen comedy.
The 1950s version of the iconic game show got real weird with some of their prizes.
From Tom Petty to The Eagles, fans have concocted some pretty bizarre—and very, very dark—theories about hit songs.
Director John Carpenter set the standard for dystopian cinema with the classic 1981 flick 'Escape from New York.'
‘The Godfather’ star James Caan was just as famous for the roles he didn’t play as the ones he did.
Long before 'ER' scrubbed in, the landmark hospital drama 'St. Elsewhere' made stars of Denzel Washington, Mark Harmon, and David Morse.
"Solsbury Hill," Peter Gabriel's solo artist debut, peaked at No. 68 when it was originally released in 1977. Then Hollywood came calling.
The future founder of KFC didn’t start the shootout, but he did finish it.
Forget murder. These vintage Hollywood stars had careers ruined over public urination and necking.
Movies and TV shows can do wonders for a song’s success—while Shazam can help listeners identify the tune's title and artist in the first place.
Stringer Bell thought he had a few more years left in him.