Died 1992

In the glory days of the Miss America pageant, emcee Bert Parks was as much a part of the event as the more than 50 women who competed for the …

U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was a pioneering computer scientist.

Despite appearing in only a handful of films, Stella Adler – born on this day in 1901 – became one of the biggest influences on American acting in the 20th …