The woman listed as the world’s oldest person has died at the age of 116. Besse Cooper was one of only a handful of people recognized by the Guiness World Records to have ever lived to that age. She died Tuesday about 70 kilometers outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Her son Sidney Cooper said she was […]
Astronaut-Icon Neil Armstrong Dies
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Former U. S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died. A family statement said the 82-year-old icon died Saturday in his home state of Ohio, following a cardiovascular procedure earlier this month. Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. After stepping […]
Astronaut-Icon Neil Armstrong Dies
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
Former U. S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died. A family statement said the 82-year-old icon died Saturday, following a cardiovascular procedure earlier this month. Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. After stepping on the lunar surface he sent […]
Astronaut Neil Armstrong Dies at 82
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Former U. S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died in his home state of Ohio. A family statement said the 82-year-old icon died Saturday outside Cincinnati, following a cardiovascular procedure earlier this month. Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. […]
Award-Winning Composer Marvin Hamlisch Dies
Posted August 7th, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
The American composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the music for great films and Broadway musicals, has died. Hamlisch’s music touched lives around the world and won him three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony, and three Golden Globe awards. He won multiple awards for his score of the groundbreaking show A Chorus […]
