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Hugh Downs, former “20/20” host whose TV career spanned decades, dies at 99

From swimming with sharks to training for a space mission, Downs’ half-century career included once holding the Guinness record for most total hours on network TV. He died at his home in Arizona.

Jul 4

Hugh Downs, whose broadcasting career spanned a century, dies at 99

He was a host on ABC's "20/20" for 20 years.

Jul 2

What is Juneteenth? A look back at the history of the US holiday

Whoopi Goldberg explains that even though Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1 1863, a quarter-million enslaved people in Texas didn’t have freedom until June 19, 1865.

Jun 19

65 years after Emmett Till's death, still no federal law against lynching

Till was only 14 when he was murdered after being accused of offending a white woman in her family’s store. Now, in the wake of George Floyd’s death, there are renewed calls for an anti-lynching law.

Jun 19

The ongoing fight to overcome voter suppression

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the passage of the 15th Amendment, allowing black Americans to vote. Today, black voters across the country are still encountering road blocks.

Jun 19

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