Space travel is still pretty new, but it hasn't escaped the realm of tragedy. Space-related deaths have occurred on the ground and in the air.1967Jan. 27, Apollo 1: a fire aboard the space capsule…
Born: Jan. 12, 1960Basketball F last player to lead NBA in scoring (1986) before Michael Jordan's 7-year reign; All-NBA 1st team in 1986; elder statesman of Dream Team II.
Byzantium: EmperorsLeo I, Byzantine or East Roman emperor (457–74)Justin I, Byzantine emperor (518–27)Justinian I, Byzantine emperor (527–65)Theodora, Byzantine empress (527–48)Justin II, Byzantine…
Former Princeton Tiger and former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley holds the single-game Final Four record, scoring 58 points in 1965 in the now-defunct Final Four consolation game.“Pistol” Pete Maravich…
WorldFour Charged in Murder of Lebanese Prime Minister (Sept. 1): Commander of Lebanon's Republican Guard, former head of general security, former chief of Lebanon's police, and former military…
Born: Feb. 24, 1955French auto racer 4-time Formula One world champion (1985-86,89,93); sat out 1992 then returned to win title in 1993; retired after '93 season as all-time F1 wins leader with 51…
(Encyclopedia) Dion, StéphaneDion, Stéphanestāfänˈ dyôn [key], 1955–, Canadian politician, b. Quebec, grad. Laval Univ., Quebec (B.A. 1977, M.A. 1979), Institut d'études politiques, Paris. A…
(Encyclopedia) Tyson, Mike (Michael Gerald Tyson), 1966–, American boxer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. At the age of 12, Tyson was sent to reform school, where he began to box. In a whirlwind career begun in…
