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Chris Campbell 2002 Deaths

Chris CampbellAge: 21 Miami Hurricanes senior linebacker killed in a car accident; three-year starter who appeared in 41 games and had 221 tackles and six sacks. He died of injuries sustained…

Alfredo Goyeneche 2002 Deaths

Alfredo GoyenecheAge: 63 president of the Spanish Olympic Committee; member of the International Olympic Committee since 2000; vice president of the SOC from 1987-98; He died of injuries…

B-25 Hits the Empire State Building

The Question: I don't ever recall hearing that a U.S. B-52 airplane struck the Empire State Building. Can you point me to an article regarding who, what, why, when and where…

Roberto Clemente Biography

Roberto ClementeBorn: Aug. 18, 1934Baseball OF hit over .300 13 times with Pittsburgh; led NL in batting 4 times; World Series MVP in 1971; regular season MVP in 1966; had 3,000 career hits;…

Alan Kulwicki

Alan KulwickiBorn: Dec. 14, 1954Auto racer 1992 NASCAR national champion; 1st college grad and Northerner to win title; NASCAR Rookie of Year in 1986; famous for driving car backwards on…

Knute Rockne

Knute RockneBorn: Mar. 4, 1888Football coached Notre Dame to 3 consensus national titles (1924,29,30), highest winning percentage in college history (.881) with record of 105-12-5 over 13…

Carolyn Bessette Kennedy 1999 Deaths

Carolyn Bessette KennedyAge: 33 press-shy fashion publicist who was thrown into the media spotlight when she married John F. Kennedy, Jr., in 1996. She managed to maintain a certain degree of…

Paul Wellstone 2002 Deaths

Paul WellstoneAge: 58 popular Democrat from Minnesota who championed liberal causes during his two terms as a senator. Despite his left-leaning philosophy, Wellstone was widely liked and…

Charles Kindleberger 2003 Deaths

Charles KindlebergerAge: 92 economist whose 1978 book, Manias, Panics, and Crashes, chronicled the history of bubbles in the stock market. He theorized that when investors buy stock in hot…

Greg Moore Biography

Greg MooreAge: 24 open-wheel race car driver from Canada killed during the final CART Fed-Ex Series race of the 1999 season; won five career CART races, including the Grand Prix of Miami in…