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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…1980 Radio & Records All-Time Charts
1980 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsPop Adult“All Out of Love” Air Supply (Arista)“Lost in Love” Air Supply (Arista)“Magic” Olivia Newton-John (MCA)“Sailing” Christopher Cross (Warner…2015 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards
The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 7, 2015. Play: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time…Harold Nichols Biography
Harold NicholsAge: 79 a national champion wrestler who became one of the sport's most respected coaches; retired following the 1984–85 season; at Iowa St., where he coached for 32 years, he…Matthew (Mack) Robinson 2000 Deaths
Matthew (Mack) RobinsonAge: 88 silver medallist in the 200-meter race at the 1936 Summer Games and older brother of baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson; lost 200m to Jesse Owens in Berlin…Doc Cheatham 1997 Deaths
Doc Cheatham jazz trumpeter Though Cheatham didn't enjoy fame until he was in his 70s, he is remembered as one of jazz's best-known figures. He was a sideman in several big bands in the…David Reimer 2004 Deaths
David ReimerAge: 38 subject of a medical experiment who was born a boy but raised as a girl. After a botched circumcision, Reimer was castrated, given female hormones, and renamed Brenda. His…Julie Christie
Julie ChristieactressBorn: 4/14/1941Birthplace: Chukua, Assam, India Academy Award-winning actress (Darling, 1965) who was a leading star of the 1960s and 1970s. Her films include Dr. Zhivago (1965…Alice Walker Biography
Alice WalkerauthorBorn: 2/9/1944Birthplace: Eatonton, Georgia Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose novels and stories portray the hardships endured by Black Southerners. Her work includes Meridian…