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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…Doris Kenner-Jackson 2000 Deaths
Doris Kenner-JacksonAge: 58 singer with The Shirelles, one of pop's most successful girl groups of the 1960s. She sang lead vocals on songs such as “Blue Holiday” and “I Saw a Tear.” The band…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…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…Larry Friend 1998 Deaths
Larry FriendAge: 62 former University of California basketball standout who captained Pete Newell's first conference championship team in 1957; second-round draft pick of the New York Knicks…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…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,…Joey Ramone 2001 Deaths
Joey Ramone(Jeffrey Hyman)Age: 49 Unconventional musician who founded the Ramones, a pioneering punk band whose influence extends from the Sex Pistols and the Clash to U2 and Nirvana. The…Mike Mansfield 2001 Deaths
Mike MansfieldAge: 98 Democrat from Montana who served as Senate majority leader from 1961 to 1977, longer than any other politician. As majority leader, he helped to secure passage of major…Trending
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