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During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were put in camps Japanese-American Internment Camp: Tule Lake, California Related Links Asian Pacific American Heritage Month…Craig Kelly 2003 Deaths
Craig KellyAge: 36 world champion snowboarder who helped to popularize the sport. He died in an avalanche in Canada. Died: near Revelstoke, British Columbia, Jan. 20, 2003Elia KazanG -…Frank Johnston Biography
Frank JohnstonAge: 67 former Notre Dame football player and longtime CFL assistant coach; a lineman for the undefeated 1949 Irish team; Johnston was an assistant coach with the British…Dimitri Tertyshny Biography
Dimitri TertyshnyAge: 22 rookie defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers; scored two goals and had eight assists in 1998-99 season; drafted by the Flyers in the sixth round in 1995. He bled to…Carol Shields 2003 Deaths
Carol ShieldsAge: 68 novelist and poet who frequently and eloquently wrote about ordinary women facing ordinary lives. She won a 1995 Pulitzer Prize for The Stone Diaries. Died: Victoria,…Michael Smith 2000 Deaths
Michael SmithAge: 68 scientist who shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his contribution to genetics. As a professor at the University of British Columbia, he determined how to change…Stan Brakhage 2003 Deaths
Stan BrakhageAge: 70 experimental filmmaker whose metaphorical works were often compared to poetry. He rarely used sound or narrative in his films, which include Dog Star Man, cited by the…Jim Coleman 2001 Deaths
Jim ColemanAge: 89 colorful writer whose career as one of Canada's best-known sportswriters spanned nearly 70 years; most recently a columnist at the Vancouver Province; wrote two books about…Har Gobind Khorana Biography
Har Gobind KhoranabiochemistBorn: 1/9/1922Birthplace: Raipur, India (now Pakistan) Har Gobind Khorana grew up as a member of one of the few literate families in his tiny village. His father…Michael Ontkean Biography
Michael OntkeanactorBorn: 1/24/1946?Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia A former child actor, Ontkean gained fame for his role in the TV police drama The Rookies (1972–74). He created a memorable…Trending
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