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Friday | 2.16.2018

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CULTURE AND TRENDS ›

Black Filmmakers Every Movie Fan Should Know

By: Linnea Crowther

YEAR IN REVIEW ›

So Many Great Musicians Died in 2017

By: Kirk Fox

Tom Petty (Getty/Samir Hussein)

YEAR IN REVIEW ›

R.I.P. Journalists We Lost in 2017

By: Jessica Campbell

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

The Lasting Legacy of MLK

By: Legacy Staff

MLK lasting legacy

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

2018 Celebrity Deaths

By: Legacy Staff

John Mahoney

YEAR IN REVIEW ›

The Sports Stars Who Died in 2017

By: Kirk Fox

CULTURE AND TRENDS ›

A Tribute to the NFL Players Who Suffered CTE Brain Injury

By: Kirk Fox

Junior Seau (Photo by Owen C. Shaw/Getty Images)

CULTURE AND TRENDS ›

30 Actors Who Died Before Their Last Movie Was Released

By: Linnea Crowther

YEAR IN REVIEW ›

These 23 Women Who Died in 2017 All Changed America

By: Jessica Campbell

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

Negro League Stars

By: Legacy Staff

Mamie Peanut Johnson

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

RIP David Cassidy: Teen Idol

By: Kirk Fox

David Cassidy

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

RIP Gord Downie: The Tragically Hip's Greatest Performances

By: Kirk Fox

Gord Downie (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images)

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

Anne Jeffreys photo tribute: from General Hospital to Dick Tracy

By: Kirk Fox

Anne Jeffries (Everett Collection)

CULTURE AND TRENDS ›

R.I.P. Twin Peaks Actors Who’ve Died

By: Kirk Fox

Twin Peaks (Getty/ABC)

CULTURE AND TRENDS ›

10 Super-Cool Man-Movies for Father's Day

By: Kirk Fox

James Coburn (Getty/Bettmann)

CULTURE AND TRENDS ›

Amazing Funerals

By: Legacy Staff

Star Wars Funeral (The News/Portsmouth)

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

1970s Sitcom Stars

By: Legacy Staff

1970s Sitcom Stars: Mary Tyler Moore

CULTURE AND TRENDS ›

Songs of Tribute

By: Linnea Crowther

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

Baseball's One Hit Wonders

By: Kirk Fox

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

Remembering Mike Nichols

By: Kirk Fox

Mike Nichols (Getty Images)

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

Famous Faces of Pancreatic Cancer

By: Legacy Staff

Richard Hatch (Getty/ABC)

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

Who Influenced the Rolling Stones?

By: Kirk Fox

The Rolling Stones (Photo by Mark and Colleen Hayward/Getty Images)

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

Hollywood Love Stories

By: Legacy Staff

Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

Winter Olympics

By: Legacy Staff

Steven Holcomb (Harry How / Getty Images)

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

The Long, Loud History of Sports and Politics (in 66 Pictures)

By: Jessica Campbell

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

Tom Petty's Greatest Hits

By: Kirk Fox

Tom Petty (Getty/George Rose)

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

Photos of Hugh Hefner through Playboy history, 1950s to 2000s

By: Stephen Segal

Remembering Tuskegee Airmen

By: Legacy Staff

Tuskegee Airmen

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

Celebrities Who Died in Their 50s

By: Legacy Staff

Chris Cornell

Remembering the Band of Brothers

By: Chuck Falzone

Easy Company at the Eagle's Nest during World War II

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

20 Scientists Who Made the World Better

By: Legacy Staff

20 Great Scientists Women in Science

CULTURE AND TRENDS ›

All-Female Rock Bands, We Salute You

By: Kirk Fox

Vixen (Getty/Paul Natkin)

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

Women World Leaders

By: Chuck Falzone

Benazir Bhutto

CULTURE AND TRENDS ›

Wait, WHO Never Won an Oscar?

By: Chuck Falzone

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

Grammy Awards: Stars We've Lost

By: Legacy Staff

Grammy Award Winners: Prince

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

Celebs Supporting the Troops with USO Shows

By: Chuck Falzone

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

Super Bowl

By: Legacy Staff

Walter Payton

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

1960s Sitcom Stars

By: Legacy Staff

Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

1980s Sitcom Stars

By: Legacy Staff

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

Famous Faces of Breast Cancer

By: Legacy Staff

Famous Faces of Breast Cancer

NOTABLE DEATHS ›

R.I.P. Walter Becker: Steely Dan's Great Performances

By: Kirk Fox

Steely Dan (Getty/Wireimage/photo by Chris Walter)

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

Academy Award Winners

By: Legacy Staff

Academy Award Winners

CELEBRITY DEATHS ›

2017 Celebrity Deaths

By: Legacy Staff

Tom Petty (Getty/Redferns/Photo by Daniel Boczarski)

CULTURE AND TRENDS ›

Lifelong Loves

By: Legacy Staff

Lifelong Loves

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

American Bandstand: Dick Clark's Rockin' Legacy

By: Legacy Staff

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

How Women Dressed 100 Years Ago

By: Jessica Campbell

How Women Dressed 100 Years Ago

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

14 Mighty Women Whose Bold Lives Will Inspire You

By: Jessica Campbell

Mighty Women

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

Moms & Dads Who Raised U.S. Presidents

By: Kirk Fox

FDR and Sara Roosevelt (Wikimedia Commons)

EXPLORE HISTORY ›

Was 1967 the Greatest Rock Music Year Ever?

By: Kirk Fox

The Mamas & the Papas (Photo by GAB Archive/Redferns)

BREAKING NEWS ›

Deaths in the News

By: Legacy Staff

Bill Paxton (Getty / SGranitz)

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