NEW YORK (AP) — The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hosted a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to the members of the “Six Triple Eight” battalion — the only Black, all-female unit to serve during World War II.

Washington — A group of Black women central to NASA's success during the space race and known as the "Hidden Figures" were honored Wednesday in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill.

The Congressional Gold Medal ceremony took place just one day before America marks the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed almost 3,000 in New York City ...

during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the Six Triple Eight in Emancipation Hall at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2025. The Six Triple Eight were the only female unit ...

Washington — The 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul in 2021 were honored posthumously Tuesday in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the Capitol that came three ...

The Congressional Gold Medal ceremony, hosted by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in the Capitol Rotunda, was attended by the sometimes emotional family members of those killed in the suicide ...

The only Women's Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in World War II received a Congressional Gold ... medals upon its return to the U.S. in 1946, there was no welcoming ceremony or public ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — A Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring a group of Black women who served overseas during World War II, brought hundreds of people to the nation’s capital Tuesday.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will represent the agency during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. The ceremony will recognize the women who contributed to the ...