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• Barbara Harris, Versatile actress starred in "Nashville" and "Freaky Friday"…

  

  Actress Barbara Harris (1935 – 2018) was a comedy legend who also starred in dramatic roles and could belt out a song on stage. She had memorable parts in...




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• Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul...

  

  Aretha Franklin, affectionately known as the "Queen of Soul," died at her home in Detroit on Thursday, August 16, 2018 after a battle with pancreatic cancer,...




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• Charlotte Rae, "The Facts of Life" star…

  

  Actress Charlotte Rae, known best for her roles on the sitcoms "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life," died Sunday August 5, 2018, at the age of 92. Her...




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• Alene Duerk, Navy's first female rear admiral…

  

  Alene Duerk (1920 – 2018), was the first female rear admiral in the Navy. Beginning her career in the Navy Nurse Corps during World War II, she rose to the...




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• Branson Tour Boat Accident Victims, At least 13 people have died…

  

  At least 13 people have died after a tour boat capsized and sank on Table Rock Lake near Branson, Mo. on Thursday, July 19, 2018, according to multiple news...




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• Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary-General...

  

  Kofi Annan (1938 – 2018), was a diplomat from Ghana and became the first black African Secretary-General of the United Nations. He served two terms from 1997...




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• Stan Mikita, NHL legend is the Blackhawks all-time leading scorer…

  

  Stan Mikita (1940 – 2018) was an NHL Hall of Fame center who played his entire career with the Chicago Blackhawks. He was one of the greatest players in NHL...




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• Nikolai Volkoff, Soviet professional wrestling villain…

  

  Josip Peruzovic (1947 – 2018) was born in Croatia and became famous as Nikolai Volkoff, the villainous Soviet wrestler. He and The Iron Sheik were WWE Tag...




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• Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga , Uncovered documents behind Japanese-American internments…

  

  Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga (1925 – 2018), activist and researcher who uncovered U.S. government documents that proved the internment of Japanese-Americans during...




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• Adrian Cronauer, DJ was the inspiration for Robin William's character in "Good Morning, Vietnam"…

  

  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The man whose military radio antics inspired a character played by Robin Williams in the film "Good Morning, Vietnam" has died.




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