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DIED TODAY IN HISTORY  |  March 2, 2016

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In the 1960s Dusty Springfield helped bring the sound of Motown to audiences in the U.K.

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U.S. military tradition calls for a three-volley salute at a veteran’s funeral. A rifle party fires blank cartridges three times.

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So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.
-Helen Keller

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Some Chinese funeral attendees are given a red thread, which they tie around their front doorknob to ward off bad luck.

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Jennie Wolnerman

Holocaust survivor who lived through a death march by stealing a loaf of bread

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Roman Catholic priest who was half of interfaith TV duo “God Squad”

Willie Richardson

Legendary Jackson State University wide receiver who blazed a trail to the NFL

Jack P. Riley, Jr.

Coached U.S. to first Olympic hockey gold medal in 1960

Ernest Yazhe

World War II Navajo Code Talker

Jack Reed Sr.

Mississippi businessman who opposed segregationist culture

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Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.
-Lao Tzu

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