Iowa caucuses unworthy of 'first in the nation'

Iowa caucuses unworthy of 'first in the nation'

Aug. 7: Rachel Maddow shares new audio evidence in accusations of corruption in an Iowa state senator's endorsement in the ...

Looking back at JFK, the first modern president

Looking back at JFK, the first modern president

Nov. 21: NBC’s Lester Holt visits the scene of President Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas for a look back at JFK’s c...

TODAY's exclusive first look trailer: 'Begin Again'

TODAY's exclusive first look trailer: 'Begin Again'

March 28: The dramedy "Begin Again" stars Mark Ruffalo as a record-label executive who follows the career of a young singer played by ...

Brian Williams returns to ‘Nightly News’

Brian Williams returns to ‘Nightly News’

Sept. 3: ‘Nightly News’ host Brian Williams returns to the desk after undergoing knee replacement surgery.  

Arsenio returns to late night

Arsenio returns to late night

Sept. 6: After nearly two decades off the air, Arsenio Hall joins Rev. Sharpton to talk about his return to late night, and what inspi...

First runner with Down syndrome finishes NYC marathon

First runner with Down syndrome finishes NYC marathon

Nov. 4: Jimmy Jenson ran into the history books at the New York City Marathon Sunday, becoming the first person with Down s...

TODAY to air Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight

TODAY to air Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight

Nov. 8: Sir Richard Branson, along with his son Sam, join TODAY to announce that NBC News will televise the inaugural comme...

First lady recalls teachers doubting her Princeton ambitions

First lady recalls teachers doubting her Princeton ambitions

Nov. 12: First lady Michelle Obama talks about her high school education and the challenges that she faced. Obama made the ...

See first gay family featured in Super Bowl ad

See first gay family featured in Super Bowl ad

Coca-Cola's commercial showed different types of people that make up “America The Beautiful," including the first gay family featured in a...

First lady on daughters: ‘We don’t talk about weight’

First lady on daughters: ‘We don’t talk about weight’

Feb. 28: In Friday’s installment of TODAY’s weeklong “Love Your Selfie” series, TODAY correspondent Jenna Bush Hage...

First lady: We're 'creating healthy environments for kids'

First lady: We're 'creating healthy environments for kids'

Feb. 28: Michelle Obama is on the road to promote the fourth year of her “Let’s Move” initiative, and TODAY correspon...

Crimea feared as first step in Russian grab

Crimea feared as first step in Russian grab

March 10: Richard Engel, NBC News chief foreign correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow about concerns that Russia's annexation of Cri...

Tamron Hall wears her natural hair for first time on TV

Tamron Hall wears her natural hair for first time on TV

June 27: The world is loving on Tamron’s natural curly hair, her first time wearing the look on TV.  

UN inspectors to assess scenes of horror in Syria

UN inspectors to assess scenes of horror in Syria

Aug. 21: Charles Blair, chemical weapons expert and senior fellow at the American Federation of Scientists, talks with Rach...

‘The Giver’: Exclusive first look at new film

‘The Giver’: Exclusive first look at new film

March 19: TODAY gives you an exclusive sneak preview of “The Giver,” the movie adaptation of the best-selling novel. The film, fea...

Excavator takes first chomp out of house of horrors

Excavator takes first chomp out of house of horrors

Aug. 7: Crowds cheer outside the home of Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro as an excavator takes its first chomp out of the ...

Meet TODAY Book Club’s first author: She’s 21

Meet TODAY Book Club’s first author: She’s 21

Aug. 20: TODAY’s Natalie Morales introduces the first author in the TODAY Book Club: Samantha Shannon. The 21-year-old re...

Aaron Hernandez indicted for first-degree murder

Aaron Hernandez indicted for first-degree murder

Aug. 22: Ex-Patriots player Aaron Hernandez was indicted for first-degree murder in the shooting death of his friend Odin L...

Democratic rep. describes scene near Capitol Hill

Democratic rep. describes scene near Capitol Hill

Oct. 3: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, describes the scene near her Cannon House office. Gunshots were reported on Capitol H...

Bribery scandal could cost Iowa 'first' role

Bribery scandal could cost Iowa 'first' role

Oct. 3: Rachel Maddow reviews the latest details of a bribery scandal in the Iowa Republican caucuses that suggests maybe I...