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Thomas W. Binford Biography

Thomas W. BinfordAge: 74 Indianapolis banker who served as president of the United States Auto Club (1957-69) and chief steward (referee) of the Indianapolis 500 (1974-95). Died of a cerebral…

Maureen Reagan 2001 Deaths

Maureen ReaganAge: 60 political activist and daughter of President Ronald Reagan. She ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1982 and Congress in 1992. She died of melanoma.Died:…

George Irving Bell 2000 Deaths

George Irving BellAge: 73 biophysicist who founded Los Alamos' Center for Human Genome Studies in 1988 and also contributed to the Human Genome Project. He died of leukemia. Died: Los Alamos…

Dennis Eckersley Biography

Dennis EckersleyBorn: Oct. 3, 1954Baseball P began his career as a starter in 1975 with Cleveland; no-hit Angels in 1977; won 20 games in 1978 with Boston; moved to the bullpen after 12…

Susan Butcher

Susan ButcherBorn: Dec. 26, 1954Birthplace: Cambridge, Mass.Sled Dog racer 4-time winner of Iditarod Trail race (1986-88,90).Died: Aug. 5, 2006George BushA - CDick Butkus

Lefty Grove

Lefty GroveBorn: Mar. 6, 1900Baseball LHP won 20 or more games 8 times; led AL in ERA 9 times and strikeouts 7 times; 31-4 record and MVP in 1931 with Philadelphia; 300-141 record; real name…

W. W. Law 2002 Deaths

W. W. LawAge: 79 civil-rights activist who served as president of the Savannah branch of the NAACP from 1950 to 1976. He led the drive to desegregate the city and helped to establish a civil-…

James Rhodes 2001 Deaths

James RhodesAge: 91 four-term Republican governor of Ohio who sent national guardsmen to Kent State in 1970 during a Vietnam War protest. Soldiers killed four students during the unrest. Died…

Richard Schultes 2001 Deaths

Richard SchultesAge: 86 considered the father of ethnobotany, Schultes spent months at a time in the Amazon, chronicling the use of plants by Colombia's indigenous population. He examined…

Margaret Harris 2000 Deaths

Margaret HarrisAge: 95 British-born film and stage set designer known for her simple yet expressive sets. Harris' company, Motley, which specialized in Shakespearean productions, was the…