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On February 24, 1999, after a year at WARW (now WIAD), Tracht again made national news for a racist remark. James Byrd Jr. was a Black man murdered in 1998 by three white men who dragged him behind a pickup truck, two of them open white supremacists. The day before the comment, jurors had convicted John William King of Byrd's murder. [15]
This is a list of the oldest living people who have been verified to be alive as of the dates of the cited supporting sources. It was estimated in 2015 that between 150 and 600 living people had reached the age of 110. [1]
This list includes long-lived organisms that are currently still alive as well as those that are dead. Determining the length of an organism's natural lifespan is complicated by many problems of definition and interpretation, as well as by practical difficulties in reliably measuring age, particularly for extremely old organisms and for those ...
In 1832, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa) was born. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, he has been given the official birthday of December 4, 1832.
Celebrity hairstylist Graham Nation has died. He was 39. According to the L.A. County Department of Medical Examiner, he died at a gym in Los Angeles on Friday, Feb. 14.
Elizabeth Franics, a 114-year-old Houston woman has become the oldest living person in the U.S., according to LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks human longevity across the globe.
Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music. The group was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis [1] following the release of the debut album Village People, which targeted disco's large gay audience.
Rosa was adopted by the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 1999 and served as surrogate mother for a record 15 otters. She outlived the life expectancy for wild southern sea otters.