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2000 Men's Olympic Cycling Medalists

Mountain Bike Cross Country (30.7 miles): 1. Miguel Martinez, FRA (2:09:03); 2. Filip Meirhaeghe, BEL (2:10:05); 3. Christoph Sauser, SWI (2:11:20). Road Individual Road Race (240 km): 1. Jan…

Melissa Hayden 2006 Deaths

Melissa HaydenAge: 83 passionate ballerina who rose to international fame while performing with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet. Died: Winston-Salem, N.C., Aug. 9, 2006Jens Christian…

Howard E. Johnson 2000 Deaths

Howard E. Johnson(Stretch Johnson),Age: 85 tap dancer, Communist, and activist who performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra at the Cotton Club and the Apollo. Died: Bronx, New York, May 28…

James Earl Ray 1998 Deaths

James Earl RayAge: 70 convicted killer of Martin Luther King Jr. He confessed to the 1968 assassination but recanted after his sentencing. Lacking evidence to back up his government…

Dick James 2000 Deaths

Dick JamesAge: 66 two-way football player who played running back and defensive back for the University of Oregon and professionally from 1956-63 with Washington, New York and Minnesota;…

Jam Master Jay 2002 Deaths

Jam Master Jay(Jason Mizell)Age: 37 DJ for the pioneering rap band Run-D.M.C. He was widely considered one of the kindest men in rap. He mentored up-and-coming musicians and remained loyal to…

Charles Haughey 2006 Deaths

Charles HaugheyAge: 80 Irish politician who served as prime minister three times between 1979 and 1992. A populist leader whose bold actions helped revive the Irish economy, he was dogged by…

Elizabeth Janeway 2005 Deaths

Elizabeth JanewayAge: 91 writer and critic who was an influential force in the women's movement. Her books about feminist issues include Man's World, Woman's Place: A Study of Social…