INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — George McGinnis, a Hall of Fame forward who was a two-time ABA champion and three-time All-Star in the NBA and ABA, died […]
Tag: Obituaries
John Shear, who was run over by a horse while saving a child at Santa Anita, dies at 102 #John #Shear #run #horse #saving #child #Santa #Anita #dies
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — John Shear, who began as an exercise rider and later worked in the paddock where he was run over by a […]
Singer Zahara, South Africa’s Afro-soul sensation and beloved ‘Country Girl,’ dies aged 36 #Singer #Zahara #South #Africas #Afrosoul #sensation #beloved #Country #Girl #dies #aged
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African singer Zahara, who rose from an impoverished rural background to find rapid fame with multi-platinum selling albums […]
Frank Wycheck, who threw the lateral in ‘Music City Miracle,’ dies at age of 52 #Frank #Wycheck #threw #lateral #Music #City #Miracle #dies #age
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three-time Pro Bowler Frank Wycheck, who threw the lateral that started the “Music City Miracle” launching the Tennessee Titans’ run to […]
Former Kentucky Gov. Julian Carroll dies at age 92 #Kentucky #Gov #Julian #Carroll #dies #age
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Former Kentucky Gov. Julian Carroll, who led efforts to improve public schools and modernize the state’s judicial system in the 1970s […]
How Norman Lear changed American life in the 1970s #Norman #Lear #changed #American #life #1970s
NEW YORK (AP) — In many American living rooms, the 1960s didn’t really begin until Jan. 12, 1971. That was the night the comedy “All […]
Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90 #Juanita #Castro #anticommunist #sister #Cuban #leaders #Fidel #Raul #dies #Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against their communist government, has died […]
Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Wings, dies at 79 #Denny #Laine #founding #member #Moody #Blues #Wings #dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was […]
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor paved a path for women on the Supreme Court #Justice #Sandra #Day #OConnor #paved #path #women #Supreme #Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — One fall day in 2010, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor slipped into the courtroom where she worked for nearly 25 […]
Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman to sit on US Supreme Court, dies at 93 | Courts News #Sandra #Day #OConnor #woman #sit #Supreme #Court #dies #Courts #News
The former justice served from 1981 until 2006, during a time of transition for the nation’s highest court. Former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day […]