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1971-01-12 Oscar Sturgis, American NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys), born in Hamlet, North Carolina 1971-01-12 Shane Dronett, American NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos), born in Orange, Texas (d. 2009) 1971-01-16 Junior Bryant, American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers), born in Omaha, Nebraska 1971-01-18 Andre Coleman, American NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers), born in Charlotte, North Carolina 1971-01-18 Greg Engel, American NFL center (San Diego Chargers), born in Davenport, Iowa 1971-01-22 Bucky Brooks, American NFL wide receiver & sportswriter (Sports Illustrated; NFL Network and NFL. Read More...
The blackout that hit New York on this day, July 13, in 1977 was to many a metaphor for the gloom that had already settled on the city. An economic decline, coupled with rising crime rates and the panic-provoking (and paranoia-inducing) Son of Sam murders, had combined to make the late 1970s New York’s Dark Ages.
Then lightning struck, and the city went dark for real. By the time the power came back, 25 hours later, arsonists had set more than 1,000 fires and looters had ransacked 1,600 stores, per the New York Times. Read More...
Nicholas Smith, one of the stars of the key British sitcom “Are You Being Served?,” which was set in a department store, died on Sunday. He was 81 and had been in hospitalized for seven weeks following a fall at home. Read More...
