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MLB Hall of Famer Larry Doby awarded posthumous Congressional Gold Medal
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMajor League Baseball legend Larry Doby, a World War II veteran who was the first African American...
6 Chinese American WWII vets awarded Congressional Gold Medals
NextShark via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSix Chinese American World War II veterans were awarded Congressional Gold Medals for their service...
Emmett Till, Mamie Till-Mobley posthumously awarded Congressional Gold Medal
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNearly 70 years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped and murdered by two white men, the House...
'Ghost Army' soldiers awarded Congressional Gold Medal for little-known heroism in WWII
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWith the so-called "Ghost Army," its World War II mission of fooling the enemy was so secret because...
Fort Myers and Englewood Merchant Mariners awarded Congressional Gold Medal for war service
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo Southwest Florida Merchant Mariners were honored with a collective Congressional Gold Medal in...
CBC introduces law to posthumously award Henrietta Lacks with Congressional Gold Medal
theGrio via AOL· 11 months ago“It is the highest honor that we can bestow on a citizen from the U.S. Congress,” said CBC Chairman...
Rep. Ivey introduces bill to posthumously award Congressional Gold Medal to Frederick Douglass
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 months ago“There’s been high honors for Confederate generals and slave owners…but not so many honors awarded...
'Rosie the Riveters' awarded Congressional Gold Medal years after World War II
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe women who became known as "Rosie the Riveters" for their work in helping to lead the United...
House passes bill awarding Congressional Gold Medal to Americans who died in Benghazi attack
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe House passed a bill on Tuesday to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the four...
Jan. 6 Congressional Gold Medal Honorees Snub Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCongressional leaders on Tuesday honored the fallen police officers who protected the U.S. Capitol...