Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, including Ellen DeGeneres, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Hanks and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar participated in the #mannequinchallenge at The White House. http://abc7.la/2fFktGY | ABC7

Bill Nye was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, in recognition of his dedication to science education and public understanding of science. The award acknowledges his decades of work as "Bill Nye the Science Guy" and his ongoing advocacy for science and critical thinking, which have inspired generations of students. | History In Pictures