Few authors have the ability to truly capture the essence of any experience, let alone the absolute horror of an event like the Holocaust.  Elie Wiesel did just that, penning 57 books, including his most well-known work, “Night,” a memoir based on the anguish of his experience in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps of…

Pat Summit, legendary head basketball coach at the University of Tennessee, has passed away at the age of 64 after a five-year struggle with Alzheimer’s. At the mere age of 22, Summit, a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee, was suddenly thrust into the position of head coach of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball…

Popular voice-over actress Janet Waldor passed away June 12th at the age of 96. She was best known for voicing Judy Jetson on the animated TV series “The Jetsons.” Lucy Lee, Waldo’s daughter, confirmed her mother’s passing to ABC news. Waldo was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor five years ago that was inoperable. Janet Waldo…

Muhammad Ali, famed boxer, conscientious objector, and crowd-pleasing champion, has passed away at the age of 74. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome in 1984, Ali’s health slowly declined, although he would go on to remain active for decades after his diagnosis. He was hospitalized for a respiratory illness on June 2nd, 2016, and soon…

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