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Mar 28, 2024

Daniel Kahneman (1934–2024), Nobel Prize-winning behavioral economist 

Daniel Kahneman was a Nobel Prize-winning behavioral economist, psychologist, and author of the best-selling book on modern economic theory, “Thinking, Fast and Slow.” 

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Mar 27, 2023

Nashville School Shooting (2023)

Six people were killed in a shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday, March 27, 2023.

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Mar 29, 2021

Howard Schnellenberger (1934–2021), longtime college football and NFL coach

Howard Schnellenberger was a well-known football coach for teams including the University of Miami Hurricanes and the Miami Dolphins.

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Mar 30, 2020

Rev. Joseph Lowery (1921–2020), civil rights leader & MLK colleague

Rev. Joseph Lowery was a leader of the American civil rights movement who cofounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) along with . He also helped organize the pivotal Montgomery bus boycott.

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Apr 4, 2019

Joe Bellino (1938–2019), Navy’s first Heisman Trophy winner

Bellino also played for the Boston Patriots in the AFL.

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Mar 29, 2019

Joe Flannery (2019), the Beatles' booking manager who helped launch their career

Joe Flannery was the Beatles booking manger from 1962 until 1963 and a key figure in the band’s early days. He was a childhood friend of Beatles manager Brian Epstein. Flannery’s apartment was a second home for many Merseyside bands, the Beatles would often sleepathe reand Flannery would drive them home the next day. He wrote a book titled “Standing in the Wings: The Beatles, Brian Epstein and Me,” about his time with the Beatles. In the book, he recalled giving George Harrison driving lessons.aa

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Apr 6, 2017

Chelsea Brown (1947 - 2017), Laugh-In cast member

Chelsea Brown, an actress and dancer known best for appearing as a cast member on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," died March 27, 2017, of complications from dementia. She was 69.

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Apr 5, 2017

Mary Anderson (1909 - 2017), REI co-founder

Mary Anderson, an outdoors enthusiast who co-founded the sporting goods and camping equipment company REI, died Monday, March 27, 2017, according to REI. She was 107.

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Mar 28, 2017

Noreen Fraser (1953 - 2017), Stand Up to Cancer co-creator

Noreen Fraser, a television producer and cancer crusader who co-created the network TV special "Stand Up to Cancer," died Monday, March 27, 2017, of metastatic breast cancer, according to multiple news sources. She was 63. Fraser became well-known for raising money to find new cures for cancer after she was diagnosed in 2001 with Stage IV breast cancer. Two years later, cancer had spread to her bones. She launched the Noreen Fraser Foundation in 2006 not only to fight cancer but also to find new ways to prevent the disease. In 2008, Noreen Fraser co-created and co-produced the network television special "Stand Up to Cancer," raising more than $100 million for cancer research.

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Mar 28, 2016

Mother Mary Angelica (1923–2016), Eternal Word Television Network founder

Roman Catholic nun Mother Mary Angelica founded a global religious television network that reaches hundreds of millions of believers.

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Mar 28, 2012

The Roles Dudley Moore Didn't Play

On the anniversary of Dudley Moore’s death, we look at a few of the roles that got away.

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Mar 27, 2012

Six Degrees of Hollywood

March 27, 2002 was just another ordinary day … until three Hollywood stars died. A strange coincidence, yes, but that wasn't the only thing that connected these film and television legends.

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Jun 22, 2011

Billy Wilder's Hall of Mirrors

Legendary filmmaker Billy Wilder was born June 22, 1906. In honor of his birthday, we take a look at the many real-life inspirations behind his greatest film, 1950's "Sunset Boulevard."

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