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Ricky Martin, 1999 News

27, Latino pop singer, burst onto the music scene in the U.S. after his hip-shaking performance at the February Grammy Awards. His self-titled English-language debut album hit stores in May…

Martin Fried 2000 Deaths

Martin FriedAge: 62 theater director and protégé of Lee Strasberg. His credits include Broadway's The Natural Look and Hughie. He died of an aneurysm. Died: Manhattan, March 28, 2000Gisèle…

Martin Schilling 2000 Deaths

Martin SchillingAge: 88 German-born physicist who, during World War II, helped develop the world's first ballistic missile, the V-2, a weapon feared by the Allies. He was resettled in the U.S…

Casey Martin, 1998 News

a disabled professional golfer, won a courtroom victory over the PGA Tour. At issue was the athlete's ability to use a golf cart during competition, which the PGA Tour claims will give him…

Casey Martin, 2001 News

disabled professional golfer, won the legal right to use a golf cart during competition. In May the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7–2 in his favor, rejecting the PGA Tour's claim that using a…

Martin Van Buren Biography

Martin Van BurenBorn: 12/5/1782Birthplace: Kinderhook, N.Y. Martin Van Buren was born on Dec. 5, 1782, at Kinderhook, N.Y. After graduating from the village school, he became a law clerk,…

Martin Burnham, 2002 News

missionary from Kansas, was killed in June during a fire fight in the Philippines between members of Muslim rebel group Abu Sayyaf and government troops. Filipino nurse Deborah Yap also died…

Harvey Martin 2001 Deaths

Harvey MartinAge: 51 four-time Pro Bowl defensive end with the Dallas Cowboys and the first Super Bowl MVP to die; won co-MVP honors with Randy White at Super Bowl XII 1978; one of the most…

Martin Kamen 2002 Deaths

Martin KamenAge: 89 biochemist who discovered carbon-14, which is used to date archeological and anthropological artifacts and led to the understanding of chemical processes in plants and…

Ned Martin 2002 Deaths

Ned MartinAge: 78 baseball broadcaster who was the radio and television voice of the Boston Red Sox for 32 years. The cause of his death was not given.Died: Raleigh-Durham, N.C., July…