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J. Carter Brown 2002 Deaths
J. Carter BrownAge: 67 director of Washington, DC's National Gallery of Art who helped to transform the museum into a venue for blockbuster exhibits, such as King Tut and Andrew Wyeth's “…Paul Winfield 2004 Deaths
Paul WinfieldAge: 62 versatile actor who earned an Oscar nomination for his role in Sounder and an Emmy Award for his work on TV's Picket Fences. He also played Martin Luther King, Jr., in…Maurice Wilkins 2004 Deaths
Maurice WilkinsAge: 87 British biophysicist who contributed to the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, the chemical that carries hereditary characteristics from generation to…Jimmy Smith 2005 Deaths
Jimmy SmithAge: 76 jazz organist whose scintillating music, called “soul jazz,” combined jazz, R&B, and bebop. He played on a Hammond B-3 electronic organ, an instrument not previously…Ronald Ridenhour 1998 Deaths
Ronald RidenhourAge: 52 Vietnam veteran who disclosed information picked up from Army colleagues about the killing of between 175 and 400 civilians in My Lai by American soldiers in 1968. An…Waldo L. Semon
Waldo L. SemonBorn: 1898Birthplace: Demopolis, Ala. PVC plastisols—Semon's work turned polyvinyl chloride (PVC), first considered worthless, into the world's second-best selling plastic. He…John C. Sheehan
John C. SheehanBorn: 1915Birthplace: Battle Creek, Mich. Semi-synthetic penicillin—For almost 30 years after Sir Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin, the process for harvesting the…Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raittblues-rock singerBorn: 11/8/1949Birthplace: Burbank, California Grammy Award-winning blues-rock singer and guitarist known for her powerful voice and late-career comeback. Her recordings…Bonnie Raitt Biography
Bonnie Raittblues-rock singerBorn: 11/8/1949Birthplace: Burbank, California Grammy Award-winning blues-rock singer and guitarist known for her powerful voice and late-career comeback. Her recordings…Eddie Bracken 2002 Deaths
Eddie BrackenAge: 87 stage, screen, and film actor who played the comic hero in the Preston Struges films The Miracle of Morgan's Creek and Hail the Conquering Hero. His career, which spanned…Trending
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