He rose from a working-class upbringing to lead some of the world’s biggest companies.
Died December 26
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“The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” was a hit with young audiences in the late ‘60s.
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She was just 26 when she argued Roe v. Wade before the Supreme Court.
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The Nobel Peace Prize winner championed human rights and racial justice.
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Lumpkin was president of the Los Angeles chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
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He wrestled as Luke Harper and Brodie Lee.
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He won over 300 games in his Hall of Fame career.
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Starkweather’s bosses didn’t want him to work on the visionary technology.
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Sue Lyon was an actress best known for starring in the title role of Stanley Kubrick’s controversial 1962 film adaptation of “Lolita.” Lyon was 14 when she was cast in …
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Sleepy LaBeef was a rockabilly musician with a strong fan following over his long career. LaBeef (born Thomas LaBeff) released his first singles in 1957 at the height of rockabilly music. He was nicknamed “Sleepy” for …