pioneers

"Microbes are the pioneers colonizing this kind of environment and preparing the ground for the next succession of life," Wagner said.

About halfway through the show, the stage lighting emulated a starry night sky as a tribute to the Latin music pioneers who have passed.

Two weeks after launching their tea set, Pet Shop Boys will receive the inaugural "pop pioneers" award at the EMAs.

By 1888, New York politician and sometimes rancher Theodore Roosevelt described Western stockmen as "the pioneers of civilization," who with "their daring and adventurousness make the after settlement of the region possible."

Hours before Friday’s Game 1 opening pitch, Major League Baseball announced that the hip-hop pioneers will be taking the stage in front of their respective hometown crowds during the Dodgers-Yankees World Series showdown.