It was established in 1963 after President Harry S. Truman had created a similar honor, the Medal of Freedom in 1945, which was focused on wartime efforts and was later discontinued.

Jacobs presented the medal to Sotomayor during a ceremony at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. Sotomayor has served on the Supreme Court since August 2009 after being nominated by former President ...

On the occasion of the 2024 Outstanding Young People Awards, committee leaders stressed the need for a body responsible for ...

MONTREAL, Jan. 30, 2025 /CNW/ - The Honourable Manon Jeannotte, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, wishes to highlight a special ceremony held to honour 63 citizens from the Greater Montreal area ...

Here we take a look at the top five Indian para athletes to watch out for in 2025. They will aim to make an even bigger ...

Greg Bell's exploits in track and field made him one of Terre Haute's greatest athletic legends, but his talents went beyond ...

This is a list by North Jersey school, athlete and relay team that finished in the top six of a major meet varsity event for the month of January, 2025. This list is complete for meets reported as ...

(WCIA) — One senior at Centennial High School is set to accept a prestigious award. Nailah Mansury is receiving the Congressional Award Gold Medal this summer during a ceremony in Washington D.C ...

When a week of jubilation turned tragic, generations of figure skaters discovered something new about the nature of their ...

As the Pune headquartered Southern Command held its investiture ceremony on Saturday ... Among the awardees of Sena Medal (Gallantry) was Lieutenant Colonel Varun Chaudhary, 662 Army Aviation Squadron ...

In 1961 she jumped 1.65m for a bronze medal in the high jump at the World University Games in Sofia. She competed until the mid-1960s, then in 1966 emigrated to Canada with her husband Ian ...