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Paul Harvey

Name at birth: Paul Harvey Aurandt The radio show Paul Harvey News and Comment was first broadcast nationally in 1951 and continued into the 21st century, making Harvey one of the longest-lasting and…

Tracy Austin

Teenager Tracy Ann Austin briefly held the top spot in women's tennis during the era of Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. Austin was still in pigtails and braces when, at the age of 14, she…

Johnny Unitas

Quarterback Johnny Unitas was one of the greatest professional football players in history, his storybook career coinciding with the rise of football as television entertainment. Despite an…

Amy Alcott

Amy AlcottBorn: Feb. 22, 1956Golfer 29 career wins, including five majors; inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame in 1999.Tenley AlbrightA - CGrover Cleveland (Pete) Alexander

Beth Daniel

Beth DanielBorn: Oct. 14, 1956Golfer 32 career wins, including 1 major; inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame in 1999.Stanley DancerD - FAlvin Dark

Herbert A. Simon Biography

Herbert A. SimonHerbert Alexander Simonsocial scientist and economistBorn: 6/15/1916Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin polymath who won several awards, including the 1978 Nobel Prize in…

Tal Farlow 1998 Deaths

Tal Farlow (Talmage Holt Farlow)Age: 77 famed jazz guitarist who had recently been inducted into the American Jazz Hall of Fame.Died: July 25, 1998.FalcoA - FAlice Faye

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin was a middle-class white girl who sang the blues with the San Francisco band Big Brother and The Holding Company. At first a local sensation on the San Francisco scene, Janis Joplin…

Dr. Demento

Name at birth: Barret HansenDr. Demento is the on-air name of Barry Hansen, the longtime host of a syndicated radio show in the U.S. that featured novelty and comedy records. Hansen studied music at…

Ted Williams

Ted Williams remains the last man to hit over .400 for a complete American major league baseball season. He finished the 1941 season with a .406 batting average, going 6-for-8 during a season-ending…