NOTABLE DEATHS | February 23, 2017
Alan Colmes (1950 - 2017) ›
Radio and TV political talk show host…
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DIED TODAY IN HISTORY | February 24, 2017
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Don Knotts scored five Emmy wins...
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Japan has one of the highest cremation rates in the world - 99.9% (compared to approximately 40% in the United States).
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CULTURE AND TRENDS | February 21, 2017
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Some Victorian families hired professional mourners to attend a loved one’s funeral. Their loud and public wailing would encourage others to weep.
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INSPIRATIONAL LIVES
Willie Evans
Buffalo football star whose 1958 team refused to play in a bowl game banning black players
Jill Saward
Rape victim became an advocate for victims of sexual assault
Mary Louise "Lou" Rodeen
The first woman to be accepted into the Northwestern University Band.
Anne Jennings
First African-American registered nurse to graduate from Hartford Hospital School
Joyce Brock
Created one of the first modeling agencies and schools for African-Americans
Allan Williams
The first manager of the Beatles
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Where there is love there is life.
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Brenda Buttner (1961 - 2017) ›
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Television host of the Fox News show “Bulls & Bears”…
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Larry Coryell (1943 -2017) ›
February 21, 2017
Jazz guitarist was known as the Godfather of Fusion...
Nicole Bass (1964 - 2017) ›
February 19, 2017
Professional wrestler who was a regular on The Howard Stern Show…
Clyde Stubblefield (1943 - 2017) ›
February 19, 2017
James Brown’s legendary “Funky Drummer”…
Ivan Koloff (1942 - 2017) ›
February 18, 2017
Canadian professional wrestler was known as the Russian Bear…