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Writer of “The Oscar Mayer Wiener Song”…
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ADVICE AND SUPPORT | September 13, 2016
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DIED TODAY IN HISTORY | September 30, 2016
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James Dean became a legend of the silver screen on the strength of just three movies...
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Ancient Greeks and Romans placed a coin in the mouth of the deceased as payment to the ferryman Charon for passage across the river Styx to the afterlife.
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INSPIRATIONAL LIVES
Mary Crocker Fassett
An accomplished artist whose work has been featured in galleries in America and France
Joyce Brock
Created one of the first modeling agencies and schools for African-Americans
William Ziegler
Former New Orleans firefighter whose humorous obituary went viral
Duncan Gray Jr.
Episcopal bishop and civil-rights advocate from Mississippi
Penni Pearson Beuf
Award-winning pastel artist and actress
William "Bill" Covington
One of the first African Americans to integrate the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Force.
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Larkin Malloy (1954 - 2016) ›
September 30, 2016
Soap opera star played roles on "The Edge of Night," "All My Children"...
Agnes Nixon (1922 - 2016) ›
September 28, 2016
Writer created the soap operas “All My Children,” “One Life To Live”...
Shimon Peres (1923 - 2016) ›
September 28, 2016
Nobel Peace Prize winner formerly served as Israel's president, prime minister…
Arnold Palmer (1929 - 2016) ›
September 27, 2016
Legendary American golfer…
Kashif Saleem (1959 - 2016) ›
September 27, 2016
R&B singer-songwriter worked with Whitney Houston...
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September 26, 2016
Horror filmmaker known as the Godfather of Gore...