Influential advocate of nonviolent resistance…
Died January 28
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News Obituaries
Coco Schumann (1924–2018), holocaust survivor and renowned jazz guitarist
by Kirk FoxForced to perform at concentration camps in the “Ghetto Swingers” band.
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News Obituaries
Signe Toly Anderson (1941 – 2016), Jefferson Airplane founding member
by Legacy StaffSigne Toly Anderson, a singer who was one of the original members of the Jefferson Airplane, has died. She was 74. Anderson died Jan. 28 at her home in Beaverton, …
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News Obituaries
Paul Kantner (1941 – 2016), Jefferson Airplane guitarist and songwriter
by Legacy StaffPaul Kantner, a founding member of the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane, has died at 74, according to the San Francisco Gate.
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On Jan. 28, 1986, teacher Christa McAuliffe nearly became the first civilian in space.
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In the summer of 1973, a young writer made a pilgrimage south to Fort Pierce, Florida, to visit the final resting place of an artist whose novels, plays and essays had …
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Culture & History
Astrid Lindgren and Pippi Longstocking: Brightening Gloomy Childhoods
by Legacy StaffAstrid Lindgren wrote dozens of books during her career, but she’s best remembered for giving the world Pippi Longstocking…
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He survived the 1977 plane crash that killed several of his bandmates.