Remembrances

Popular Russian Balladeer Sang About Ordinary Life In The USSR

10:13am July 17, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Vladimir Vysotsky, who died 35 years ago this month, was never given any recognition by the Soviet government. He became popular through bootlegged cassettes passed from hand-to-hand.

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Journalist Marlene Sanders, seen here on Dec. 1, 2005, died Tuesday at the age of 84.

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Pioneering Journalist Marlene Sanders Remembered

2:09pm July 16, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Sanders, who died Tuesday of cancer, was one of the first female reporters on television. On ABC and CBS, she covered politics, the assassination of Robert Kennedy and the Vietnam War. She was 84.

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Egypt Mourns Omar Sharif, Its Homegrown Cinema Star

12:43pm July 14, 2015

by Leila Fadel

The international film star, best known for Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence Of Arabia, represented a bygone era for many Egyptians — though not many could get to his funeral on Sunday.

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Nintendo CEO Iwata: 'In My Heart I Am A Gamer'

11:42am July 14, 2015

by Laura Sydell

Satoru Iwata, who helped Nintendo innovate and launch its revolutionary Wii game console, has died. His business card summed him up this way: "I run a game company, in my heart I am a gamer."

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Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler (right) and receiver Fred Biletnikoff celebrate the Raiders' Super Bowl victory over the Minnesota Vikings in January 1977.

Former NFL Quarterback Ken Stabler Dies

2:42pm July 10, 2015

by Barbara Campbell

Stabler played college football at the University of Alabama under coach Bear Bryant and led the the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl victory.

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London Residents Remember Subway Bombing 10 Years Ago

2:35pm July 08, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

On the 10th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on British soil, NPR hears the voices of first responders, survivors and others who lived through the London subway and bus bombing.

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Burt Shavitz, Face Of Burt's Bees, Dies At 80

9:02pm July 06, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

Burt Shavitz, the eccentric co-founder of Burt's Bees skin care products, has died at age 80. His bearded face is on your lip balm.

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Burt Shavitz, who co-founded Burt's Bees, died Sunday in Bangor, Maine.

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Burt Shavitz, Namesake And Co-Founder Of Burt's Bees, Dies

4:05pm July 06, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Shavitz was "a wild-bearded and free-spirited Maine man, a beekeeper, a wisecracker," the company writes. He was 80.

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Lawrence Herkimer, The Father Of Modern Cheerleading, Dies At 89

1:20pm July 04, 2015

by Scott Neuman

He invented the pompom and the iconic "Herkie jump" that remains a staple of cheering squads to this day. And his National Cheerleading Association trains 150,000 cheerleaders a year.

Remembering 'Britain's Schindler'

11:04am July 04, 2015

Sir Nicholas Winton died Wednesday at age 106. He organized the escape of 669 mostly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia before WWII. NPR's Eric Westervelt speaks with an escapee, Alice Masters.

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