The Games opened on Jan. 25, with a parade of competing nations. The next day, U.S. skater Charles Jewtraw claimed the first ...

Sputnik was the name of the first Soviet satellite, which was launched Oct. 4, 1957. It caught the United States by surprise ...

Several' U.S. Figure Skating team members aboard plane that crashed after collision with Army Blackhawk helicopter near Washington, D.C. Russia champion pairs skaters turned coaches also reportedly n ...