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	2005 DECEMBER Dec. 15, 2005 Farewell William Proxmire A look back at the life of Sen. William Proxmire, D-Wis., who died Thursday at the age of 90.

	Dec. 12, 2005 Remembering Eugene McCarthy Eugene McCarthy, the Minnesota senator who provided a voice in Washington for those opposed to the Vietnam War, died Saturday at the age of 89. Following a background report, a presidential historian discusses Sen. McCarthy's legacy.

	Dec. 12, 2005 Remembering Richard Pryor A look back on the influential comedy career of Richard Pryor, who died Saturday at the age of 65.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 24, 2005 Remembering Steve Belichick Journalist and author David Halberstam discusses his new book about the late Steve Belichick, a former assistant football coach at the U.S. Naval Academy and father of New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

	Nov. 2, 2005 Roger Rosenblatt on the Legacy of Rosa Parks Essayist Roger Rosenblatt looks at the legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.



	OCTOBER Oct. 31, 2005 Paying Tribute to Rosa Parks The NewsHour airs excerpts from Monday's memorial service in Washington honoring the late civil rights heroine Rosa Parks.

	Oct. 25, 2005 Remembering Rosa Parks Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks died Monday at her home in Detroit at age 92. Two civil rights leaders discuss her life and legacy.

	Oct. 25, 2005 Milestone for Deaths in Iraq The 2,000th U.S. military death in the Iraq war was registered Tuesday. The editor of the Military Times Media Group explains the demographics of the men and women who have lost their lives.

	Oct. 25, 2005 Rosa Parks Biography Rosa Parks' quiet, yet defiant refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Ala. bus, sparked one of the longest and most influential civil rights protests in the nation's history.

	Oct. 25, 2005 Civil Rights Pioneer Rosa Parks Dies At 92 Civil rights icon Rosa Parks died Monday night at her home in Detroit of natural causes, a family friend said. She was 92.

	Oct. 3, 2005 Remembering August Wilson Following a background report, a look back at the life of award-winning playwright August Wilson, with actor Anthony Chrisholm, who performed in six of Wilson's plays, and Kenny Leon, who directed and acted in several of Wilson's plays. Wilson died Sunday at age 60.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 20, 2005 Tribute to Simon Wiesenthal Simon Wiesenthal, a survivor of three concentration camps who is responsible for capturing 1,100 Nazis, died Tuesday at 96 at his home in Vienna, Austria. After two background reports, a guest talks about Wiesenthal's lifelong dedication to find and bring Nazi war criminals to justice.

	Sept. 7, 2005 National Leaders Mourn as Chief Justice is Buried President Bush and the remaining members of the Supreme Court led hundreds of mourners in honoring Chief Justice William Rehnquist as he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday.

	Sept. 6, 2005 Families of the Fallen A conversation among four parents who are coping with the loss of their sons, American soldiers who died in Iraq.

	Sept. 4, 2005 In Memoriam: Chief Justice William Rehnquist Chief Justice William Rehnquist, whose conservative judicial philosophy guided the high court for nearly 20 years, succumbed to thyroid cancer Saturday evening. He was 80 years old.

	Sept. 4, 2005 Chief Justice William Rehnquist Dies at 80 Chief Justice William Rehnquist, whose conservative judicial philosophy guided the high court for nearly 20 years, succumbed to thyroid cancer Saturday evening. He was 80 years old.

	Sept. 4, 2005 Biography: Chief Justice William Rehnquist Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who steered the high court through groundbreaking legal and political disputes as well as guided it through a docket-full of potentially pivotal and controversial cases in recent court terms, died on Sept. 3, 2005.



	AUGUST Aug. 9, 2005 Publishing Pioneer A tribute to publishing tycoon John H. Johnson, founder of Ebony and Jet magazines, who died of congestive heart failure in Chicago at 87 years old.

	Aug. 9, 2005 Town Mourns Fallen Marines The town of Brook Park, Ohio, was devastated in August by the deaths of 20 Marines killed in Iraq. The mostly blue-collar town near Cleveland is remembering its fallen soldiers in a memorial, where parents, siblings, friends and family, many with strong views on U.S. policy in Iraq, come to pay tribute.

	Aug. 8, 2005 Singer of Stories Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer died Saturday in Havana of multiple organ failure at the age of 78. He rose to fame as part of the Buena Vista Social Club project.

	Aug. 8, 2005 Remembering Peter Jennings ABC anchorman and senior editor Peter Jennings died Sunday of lung cancer at his New York home. He was 67. Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw reflects on his friend and former rival.

	Aug. 2, 2005 Death of Sudan's Vice President Following the death of Sudan's Vice President John Garang in a helicopter crash Sunday, at least 24 people died in demonstrations over his death. We have a background report from Independent Television News.



	JULY July 19, 2005 Paul Duke Gwen Ifill looks at the life of journalist Paul Duke, former host of "Washington Week in Review," who died Monday at age 76.

	July 19, 2005 General William Westmoreland Kwame Holman remembers Gen. William Westmoreland, the military chief who commanded U.S. troops during the early phases of the Vietnam war.

	July 8, 2005 Identifying Srebrenica's Missing Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television reports on continuing efforts by the International Commission on Missing Persons to identify bodies found in mass graves in Srebrenica on the 10th anniversary of the Bosnian massacre.



	JUNE June 29, 2005 Remembering Civil War Historian Shelby Foote A look at the life of novelist and Civil War historian Shelby Foote, who died Monday in Memphis at the age of 88.

	June 22, 2005 Reporter Remembers Microchip Inventor Jack Kilby A reporter discusses the contributions Jack Kilby, inventor of the microchip, made to communication. Kilby died Monday at age 81.



	MAY May 10, 2005 New Holocaust Memorial Opens in Berlin Arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown looks at the opening of a new national Holocaust memorial in Berlin.

	May 9, 2005 NewsHour Remembers White House Counsel Cutler and Lawyer John Pickering Stuart Taylor, columnist for the Legal Times and senior writer for National Journal magazine, joins Jim Lehrer to remember former White House counsel Lloyd Cutler and lawyer John Pickering.



	APRIL April 19, 2005 Victims of Oklahoma City Bombing Honored More than 1,000 people, joined by Vice President Dick Cheney and former President Clinton, gathered in Oklahoma City Tuesday to remember the victims of the federal building bombing that occurred 10 years ago.

	April 12, 2005 Anniversary of Polio Vaccine Approval, Remembering Microbiologist Hilleman On the 50th anniversary of the polio vaccine's approval, a new book celebrates vaccine creator Jonas Salk. Then, a microbiologist talks about the life and work of Dr. Maurice Hilleman, who developed vaccines for mumps, measles, chickenpox, pneumonia, meningitis and other diseases. Hilleman died Monday at age 85.

	April 8, 2005 Millions Gather in Vatican City to Honor Pope John Paul II Millions of pilgrims joined Roman Catholic Church leaders, kings, princes and heads of state to honor the life of Pope John Paul II in one of the largest funerals in modern history. Theologians and historians discuss Friday's ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

	April 8, 2005 Millions Gather in Rome to Bury Pope John Paul II Millions of pilgrims joined Roman Catholic Church leaders, kings, princes and heads of state to celebrate the life and mourn the passing of Pope John Paul II, in what many are calling the largest funeral in history.

	April 7, 2005 Pope's Last Will and Testament Indicates He Mulled Retirement The Vatican released Pope John Paul II's last will and testament Thursday, which indicated he considered retiring in 2000. John Allen, Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, talks about the will and the pope's funeral on Friday.

	April 6, 2005 In Memoriam: Saul Bellow Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Saul Bellow died Tuesday at the age of 89 at his home in Brookline, Mass. Jeffrey Brown remembers the acclaimed author.

	April 5, 2005 Pope Remembered as World Leader More than 500,000 people lined up to view the body of Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Square in Rome Tuesday, paying homage to a man remembered as much for his role in international affairs as his role in the Church. Margaret Warner talks with former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski.

	April 4, 2005 Mourners Gather to View Pope As Cardinals Converge on Rome A vast crowd of faithful and tourists prepared to file past Pope John Paul II's body in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy Monday as the College of Cardinals started to meet ahead of a secret vote to name his successor.

	April 3, 2005 Millions Around World Mourn Pope's Passing Pope John Paul II's body, clad in crimson and white vestments, lay in state at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace in Rome Sunday as millions around the world gathered to pray and mourn his passing.

	April 2, 2005 Pope John Paul II Dies After 27 Years At Head of Catholic Church Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who headed the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century, died Saturday night at age 84 after his health degenerated in the past three days.



	MARCH March 31, 2005 Terri Schiavo Dies 13 Days After Feeding Tube Removed Terri Schiavo, 41, died Thursday in a Florida hospice 13 days after her feeding tube was removed -- a decision allowed by the courts after years of legal wrangling between Schiavo's husband and parents.

	March 23, 2005 Faces of the Fallen Arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown looks at how an Arlington National Cemetery exhibit pays tribute to U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

	March 21, 2005 Cabaret Singer Bobby Short Dies of Leukemia The NewsHour remembers the life of singer Bobby Short.

	March 18, 2005 Remembering Two Distinguished American Diplomats: George Kennan and Sol Linowitz George F. Kennan, the American diplomat who orchestrated U.S. foreign policy on communism died Thursday at the age of 101. Sol Linowitz, noted Mideast peace negotiator also died Friday at the age of 91.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 21, 2005 NewsHour Remembers Hunter S. Thompson, Sandra Dee and John Raitt The NewsHour remembers journalist and author Hunter Thompson, actress Sandra Dee and singer John Raitt.

	Feb. 16, 2005 A Remembrance to Ossie Davis An essay by Roger Rosenblatt on the life of actor/activist Ossie Davis who died on February 5th at the age of 87. A look back at the man who was a central figure among black performers for many decades.

	Feb. 11, 2005 Death of a Playwright: Arthur Miller Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller died Thursday night at the age of 89. Jeffrey Brown remembers the life of a man who is considered one of America's greatest writers in the 20th century.

	Feb. 4, 2005 Legendary Actor and Civil Rights Advocate Ossie Davis Dies at 87 Legendary actor and civil rights advocate Ossie Davis died in a Miami hotel at the age of 87. A look back at the man who was a central figure among black performers for many decades.



	JANUARY Jan. 27, 2005 Architect Philip Johnson Dies at 98 Jeffrey Brown discusses the legacy, life and work of the late architect Philip Johnson with an architecture critic.

	Jan. 27, 2005 The 60th Anniversary of Auschwitz's Liberation Nicholas Glass reports on the 60th anniversary of the Soviet liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland.

	Jan. 24, 2005 In Memoriam: Johnny Carson Late-night talk show host Johnny Carson died over the weekend at the age of 79. Two entertainment experts look back at Carson's legacy.