At a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony held to honor the law enforcement officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, some honorees skipped shaking hands with GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Twenty-seven years ago, Sally Ride became the first American woman in
space on Jun 18, 1983. She accomplished this historic milestone when
she flew aboard Space Shuttle Challenger as a mission specialist for
the six-day STS-7 mission. Ride, a southern California native, was also
a mission specia...