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Columbus, his journeys and legacy, and other explorers and explorations Biographies of Famous Explorers Roald Amundsen Vasco Núnez de Balboa Ibn Batuta Richard Burton John…Doug Miller 1998 Deaths
Doug MillerAge: 28 San Diego Chargers linebacker from 1992-95 who appeared in Super Bowl XXIX; was struck by lightning twice while camping on the Colorado RiverDied: Dotsero, Colo., July 21…Jerome Richardson 2000 Deaths
Jerome Richardson jazz flutist and saxophonist who was a founding member of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra. He collaborated with Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, and Miles…Peter Foy 2005 Deaths
Peter FoyAge: 79 innovator who used harnesses, wires, and pulleys to send theater actors aloft. His Broadway credits include Peter Pan, Angels in America, and The Lion King. Died: Las Vegas,…Titus (TV Show)
FoxMidseason debutMonday 8:30–9:00 p.m.Cast:Christopher Titus, Stacy Keach, Cynthia Watros, and Zack Ward An autobiographical comedy about stand-up comic Christopher Titus (he plays a custom…Al Ciraldo Biography
Al CiraldoAge: 76 the voice of Georgia Tech football and basketball from 1954-93, whose "toe meets leather" line before kickoffs became a college football trademark; after doing play-by-…Jack Micheline 1998 Deaths
Jack Micheline (Harvey Martin Silver)Age: 68 Beat poet whose writing career took shape in New York City in the late 1950s alongside good friend Jack Kerouac. His works include River of Red…Chuck D Biography
Chuck D(Carlton Ridenhour)musicianBorn: 8/1/1960Birthplace: Long Island, New York Trailblazing rap musician whose group, Public Enemy, soared to the top of the charts and won critical…Igor I. Sikorsky
Igor I. Sikorsky Born: 1889Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine Helicopter controls—Sikorsky's patents covered control and stability improvements. The single rotor helicopter developed by Sikorsky…William Bradford Shockley
William Bradford ShockleyBorn: 1910Birthplace: London, England Transistor—Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain shared the 1956 Nobel Prize for Physics for the invention of the transistor. The…Trending
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