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Charles Holt 2000 Deaths

Charles HoltAge: 77 former hockey coach at the University of New Hampshire and member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame; coached Wildcats for 18 seasons (1967-86), won ECAC championship in 1979…

Alan Hovhaness 2000 Deaths

Alan HovhanessAge: 89 prolific composer who wrote nearly 500 orchestral, choral, and chamber works. His influences ranged from the eruption of Mount St. Helens to Asian harmonies to sacred…

Benjamin Zemach 1997 Deaths

Benjamin Zemach dancer, choreographer Considered a pioneer in dance, Zemach came to America in 1926 from Moscow and worked closely on experimental productions with Martha Graham and Michio…

Eleanor Holm Whalen 2004 Deaths

Eleanor Holm WhalenAge: 90? swimmer who won a gold medal in 100-meter backstroke at the 1932 Olympics. She created an Olympic-sized scandal in 1936 when she was kicked off the U.S. swimming…

John Ritter 2003 Deaths

John RitterAge: 54 actor who played the quirky ladies' man Jack Tripper on television's Three's Company. Ritter won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the role. He also starred in ABC…

Peter MacNicol Biography

Peter MacNicol actorBorn: 4/10/1954Birthplace: Dallas, Texas MacNicol's career was launched in films of the early 1980s, notably Dragonslayer (1981) and Sophie's Choice (1982), in which he…

Korematsu v. United States (1944)

Case SummaryFred Korematsu refused to obey the wartime order to leave his home and report to a relocation camp for Japanese Americans. He was arrested and convicted. After losing in the Court…

Charlotte Beers Biography

Charlotte Beersadvertising executiveBorn: 7/26/1935Birthplace: Beaumont, Tex. Adept at combining her business acumen with a little Southern charm, Beers has paved the way for women to succeed…

Larry Kelley 2000 Deaths

Larry KelleyAge: 85 second football player to win the Heisman Trophy (1936); All-American end and senior captain at Yale; his 49-yard touchdown reception in 1934 gave Yale a 7-0 victory,…

Reggie White 2004 Deaths

Reggie WhiteAge: 43 professional football player widely considered one of the greatest defensive players in the history of the game. He played with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1986 to 1992,…