Born March 2

íngel Salazar (1956–2024), Scarface actor and comedian

Ángel Salazar was an actor and comedian best known for his performance as Chi Chi in “Scarface.” 

Penny Harrington (1942–2021), pioneering female police chief

Penny Harrington was the chief of the Portland, Oregon Police Bureau in the mid-1980s, becoming the first woman to lead a major U.S. city’s police department.

Howard “Hopalong” Cassady (1934–2019), Ohio State football legend

Running back won the 1955 Heisman Trophy.

Eusebio Pedroza (1956–2019), boxing legend from Panama

Boxing legend Eusebio Pedroza was the featherweight champion from 1978 until 1985, eventually losing the title in a fight against Barry McGuigan. Pedroza was called “The Scorpion,” known for his toughness and stamina in the later rounds. He was a major celebrity in Panama and was voted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1999.

Tom Wolfe (1930–2018), “Bonfire of the Vanities" author

Pioneered the New Journalism genre with "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test."

Lou Reed Lives on in These Five Songs

Lou Reed's decades-long career was like few others. The singer, born March 2, 1942, started out with the critically acclaimed Velvet Underground. The band, relatively unknown while active, influenced generations of musicians in a wave that started in the 1960s and still grows today. As a solo artist, he swooped from satisfying and uncomplicated rock 'n' roll to experimental sounds that challenged and delighted his most dedicated fans (while baffling most everyone else). Reed's catalog is so diverse and extensive that it's hard to say which songs were his "best." Every fan would probably come up with a different list; therefore, we're going with five songs that, taken together, offer listeners an auditory tour of how his career developed through the years.

Jennifer Jones: Acting and Art

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Jones made a name for herself in the 1940s and '50s with successful films such as The Song of Bernadette, Duel in the Sun and Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing.

Karen Carpenter Had Only Just Begun

The death of Karen Carpenter is one of the great tragedies of the music world. Blessed with a warm, friendly singing voice and a natural flair for drums – but perhaps feeling a lack of control over her life, professionally and personally – she turned to diets to shape the one thing she felt she could control: her body. Anorexia nervosa and its vicious circle of dieting and pills eventually led to her death 30 years ago at the young age of 32.

Desi Arnaz, TV Innovator

Twenty-seven years after Desi Arnaz's death, we're showcasing three of the ways he helped influence television.