Apr 17 Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies at 87 By Ariel Min Colombian novelist and Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez died Thursday, according to a source close to the family. He was 87. The author, affectionately called “Gabo,” was well-known for defining the genre of magical realism. He exposed readers around the… Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch Remembering Pete Seeger, 94, who made music to unite people By PBS News Hour A central figure of American music, Pete Seeger touched the lives of generations with his long list of folk and protest songs that became cultural landmarks of various social movements. Jeffrey Brown talks to Peter Yarrow, friend of Peter Seeger… Continue watching
Jan 20 La Scala, Berlin Philharmonic conductor Claudio Abbado dies at 80 By Ellen Rolfes Italian conductor Claudio Abbado died peacefully in Bologna at the age of 80. He will be remembered for his extraordinary conducting skills, a teacher who championed both new music and new talent. Continue reading
Nov 28 Last surviving member of crew that rescued Kennedy dead at 87 .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Video by GreenvilleOnline.com Greenville, S.C. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch Remembering Tom Foley with a look back at his time as House speaker Looking back at Tom Foley's time as House speaker… Continue watching
Oct 10 Scott Carpenter, Mercury 7 astronaut and second American to orbit the Earth, dies at age 88 Photo by NASA/RetroSpaceImages Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit the Earth, died in hospice care Thursday in Denver. Carpenter, a native of Colorado, was serving in the Navy as a pilot when he was recruited to… Continue reading
Oct 02 Author Tom Clancy dead at 66 Photo by Flickr user Gary Wayne Gilbert Bestselling author Tom Clancy, known for his novels in the espionage and military science genres, died at a Baltimore Hospital Tuesday, his publisher confirmed to the New York Times. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch Remembering Nelson Mandela: A Look Back Remembering Nelson Mandela: A Look Back… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Frank Lautenberg, Senate's Last WWII Veteran, Remembered as a 'Fighter' Frank Lautenberg, Senate's Last WWII Veteran, Remembered as a 'Fighter'… Continue watching
May 31 Remembering Julian Dawkins By Larisa Epatko The PBS NewsHour lost one of our own on May 22 in the shooting death of Julian Dawkins, our 22-year-old shuttle driver. Continue reading