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This is a partial list of recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, listed chronologically within the aspect of life in which each recipient is or was renowned. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is awarded by the president of the United States to “any person recommended to the President for award of the Medal or any person selected by ...
B. Baloise Art Prize; List of Balzan Prize recipients; List of Bangla Academy Literary Award recipients (1960–1969) List of Bangla Academy Literary Award recipients (1970–1979)
The first African American recipient for this award was Robert Blake, who manned his post during a naval engagement against infantry while under heavy fire (William Harvey Carney is commonly and erroneously cited as the first African-American to receive a medal because his actions in combat did precede those of the other African-American ...
Here's the full list of college football awards for 2024: College football award winners 2024. This section will be updated. Heisman Trophy. Winner: CB/WR Travis Hunter, Colorado. AP Player of the ...
Nichols was the first EGOT winner to win the Grammy as their first award, the first winner to have won multiple awards for directing (an Oscar, several Tonys, and two Emmys) . When counting all awards won—not just the first of each type—Nichols has the longest timespan of awards among EGOT winners, at 51 years. Academy Awards:
A given award may be found in more than one list. Awards may be given by a government agency, an association such as the International Cricket Council, a company, a magazine such as Motor Trend, or an organization like Terrapinn Holdings that runs events. Some awards have significant financial value, while others mainly provide recognition.
"To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country's freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare." WWII members of the Civil Air Patrol: May 30, 2014: Pub. L. 113–108 (text)
The first awards were handed out in 1979. As of 2020, the awards have been presented to 220 honorees. [2] Notable former recipients are shown below and are grouped in cohorts by the decade when they received the award. The list of recipients include many well-known professionals in a wide variety of fields.