Richard E. Cole, who was Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot in the lead plane of a storied mission in the history of American air power, the bombing raid on Japan in retaliation for its attack on Pearl Harbor months earlier, died Tuesday in San Antonio. He was 103 and the last survivor of the 80 Doolittle raiders, who carried out America’s first strikes against the Japanese homeland in World War II.
Harry Howell, the Hall of Fame defenseman who became one of hockey’s most durable figures, playing with the New York Rangers for 17 seasons in a career that spanned 24 seasons in two leagues, died Saturday in Ontario. He was 86.World6 Aug 2024
Don Newcombe, the major leagues’ first outstanding black pitcher and a star for the Brooklyn Dodgers in their glory years, the 1950s, died Tuesday. He was 92.World6 Aug 2024
Don Bragg, who was denied his dream of playing Tarzan in the movies but parlayed his imposing physique into a gold medal in the pole vault at the 1960 Rome Olympics, died Saturday at his home in Oakley, California, near San Francisco. He was 83.World6 Aug 2024
Frank Robinson, the Hall of Fame outfielder who hit 586 home runs and became a racial pioneer as the first black manager in the major leagues, nearly three decades after Jackie Robinson broke modern baseball’s color barrier playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 83.World6 Aug 2024
Frank Robinson, the Hall of Fame outfielder who hit 586 home runs and became a racial pioneer as the first black manager in the major leagues, nearly three decades after Jackie Robinson broke modern baseball’s color barrier playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 83.
Frank Robinson, the Hall of Fame outfielder who hit 586 home runs and became a racial pioneer as the first black manager in the major leagues, nearly three decades after Jackie Robinson broke modern baseball’s color barrier playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, died Thursday at his home in Southern California. He was 83.World6 Aug 2024
Frank Robinson, the Hall of Fame outfielder who hit 586 home runs and became a racial pioneer as the first black manager in the major leagues, nearly three decades after Jackie Robinson broke modern baseball’s color barrier playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, died Thursday at his home in Southern California. He was 83.
Bob Friend, who learned how to pitch on lowly Pittsburgh Pirates teams of the early 1950s, then became one of the National League’s finest right-handers and an anchor of the team that stunned the New York Yankees in the thrilling 1960 World Series, was found dead Sunday at his home in O’Hara Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He was 88.
Rosemary Mariner, who shattered barriers when she became one of the Navy’s first female pilots and the first woman to command a naval aviation squadron — and who later successfully fought for a congressional measure that lifted a ban on women serving in combat — died Jan. 24 in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was 65.
Maj. Charles S. Kettles, an Army helicopter commander in the Vietnam War, led an extraordinary rescue operation that saved the lives of dozens of airborne troops who had been ambushed by North Vietnamese soldiers in May 1967. President Barack Obama would later describe the incident as “like a bad Rambo movie.”
Maj. Charles S. Kettles, an Army helicopter commander in the Vietnam War, led an extraordinary rescue operation that saved the lives of dozens of airborne troops who had been ambushed by North Vietnamese soldiers in May 1967. President Barack Obama would later describe the incident as “like a bad Rambo movie.”World2 Aug 2024
When Nancy Grace Roman was 11 years old, her family was living in Reno, Nevada. She was enthralled by the stars in the clear night skies and joined with friends in forming an astronomy club.World2 Aug 2024
When Nancy Grace Roman was 11 years old, her family was living in Reno, Nevada. She was enthralled by the stars in the clear night skies and joined with friends in forming an astronomy club.World1 Aug 2024
Sono Osato, a Japanese-American dancer who toured the world with the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo, performed with the Ballet Theater in New York and then gained acclaim on Broadway in the World War II-era musicals “One Touch of Venus” and “On the Town,” was found dead early Wednesday at her home in Manhattan. She was 99.World1 Aug 2024
Mel Hutchins, the All-American center who helped elevate Brigham Young University to the top ranks of college basketball in 1951 and became an NBA All-Star and a senior member of a remarkable sports family, died Wednesday in Encinitas, California. He was 90.World25 Jun 2024
Al Jackson, the slender left-hander whose pitching provided a semblance of hope for the historically woeful New York Mets of the early 1960s, died on Monday in Port St. Lucie, Florida. He was 83.
In the early hours of Sept. 7, 1944, Robert Maxwell, an Army communications specialist, made a split-second decision that was virtually certain to bring his death.
Red Kelly, the Hockey Hall of Famer who helped propel the Detroit Red Wings to four Stanley Cup championships as a defenseman and the Toronto Maple Leafs to another four NHL titles while playing at center, died Thursday in Toronto. He was 91.
Marilynn Smith, who helped found the Ladies Professional Golf Association in 1950, when the women’s game was barely a blip on the national sports scene, and went on to win 21 tour events, including two major championships, died Tuesday in Goodyear, Arizona. She was 89.
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