Peter Jennings died Aug. 7, 2005 Here is one of the many obituaries of Peter’s death back then: ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings died today at his home in New York City. He was 67. On April 5, Jennings announced…
Dr. Maya Angelou passed quietly in her home before 8:00 a.m. EST. Her family is extremely grateful that a loss of acuity or comprehension did not belabour her ascension. She lived as a teacher, activist, artist and human being. She…
US former boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, whose wrongful conviction for murder caused an international outcry, has died at the age of 76. His friend and former co-defendant, John Artis, confirmed that he died Sunday at his home in Toronto, Canada.…
The entertainment industry is mourning the loss of one of its most talented and respected actors, James Rebhorn, who passed away at 65. Rebhorn, who appeared in over 100 television shows and films throughout his career, was perhaps best known…
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Rev. Fred Phelps, the virulently antigay preacher who drew wide, scornful attention for staging demonstrations at military funerals as a way to proclaim his belief that God is punishing America for its tolerance of homosexuality, died…
Zenzile Miriam Makeba was born in Johannesburg in 1932. Her mother was a Swazi sangoma and her father, who died when she was six, was a Xhosa. As a child, she sang at the Kilmerton Training Institute in Pretoria, which…
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States and a celebrated humanitarian, died today at 100. A man of unwavering integrity, Carter’s legacy will be remembered for his profound impact both in and outside the White House, marked by…
Henry Kissinger, the esteemed statesman and Nobel laureate, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. With his demise, the world bids farewell to a remarkable figure whose contribution to American foreign policy remains celebrated and contested. Throughout his tenure as…
LISBON, Portugal (A.P.) — José Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers, died at age 79. During almost four decades as president of Angola, he fought the continent’s longest civil war and turned his country into a major…
United Nations Former secretary-general Kofi Annan died today Saturday, August 18, 2018, at the age of 80. He received the Nobel Peace Prize laureate jointly with the United Nations (UN) for their for a better organized and more peaceful world.,…
