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At the University of Maryland, he started a historic preservation program to get students hands-on experience. → Read More
“We will not accept men telling women they can’t be priests because that’s the way God wants it,” Ms. Fitzpatrick once said. “She does not!” → Read More
Toni Morrison, Joseph Heller and Robert Caro were among Mr. Gottlieb’s many writers in a career spanning nearly 70 years. He edited with a pencil and unparalleled devotion. → Read More
Credited with coining the phrase “bada-bing,” Mr. Cooper’s schtick was the Italian version of Jackie Mason’s jokes about Jewish mothers. → Read More
Mr. Kabakov was renowned for his immersive installations that told bleak stories of life under Communism. → Read More
As a coach and manager, he taught the devastating pitch to a generation of pitchers. It looks like a fastball, then dives at the last moment. → Read More
Mr. Bateman’s invention of a cockpit warning system is credited with saving thousands of lives. → Read More
Doctors told Mr. Shul he’d never fly again after nearly burning to death. He later flew the world’s fastest plane in top-secret Cold War missions. → Read More
Mr. Zell made billions of dollars investing in distressed properties, but his takeover of the storied newspaper chain turned disastrous. → Read More
The last day of Princess Diana’s life in 1997 began with romance and ended in tragedy — one reverberating after Harry and Meghan’s “near catastrophic car chase” with paparazzi this week. → Read More
Mr. Brunson’s career began in smoky backrooms in the 1950s. He later won 10 World Series of Poker tournaments, including two Main Event titles. → Read More
He won an unprecedented five straight all-around world championships, started his own clothing line and appeared on “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. → Read More
With visual gags that were outrageous and sometimes shocking, he was a regular contributor to National Lampoon and the New Yorker. → Read More
He played on the first high school basketball team to win an integrated state championship in Georgia. He later starred for the Harlem Globetrotters. → Read More
The Sports Illustrated writer wrote two books with the Red Sox slugger, including “The Science of Hitting,” considered one of the game’s bibles. → Read More
His 1988 report calling for the ban of punch-card ballots was little-read. Then chaos ensued during the 2000 presidential election recount in Florida. → Read More
The New Yorker cartoonist gently skewered urbanites and crunchy Vermonters for more than six decades with hairy, cleverly-drawn characters. → Read More
Architect Bill Hellmuth of HOK designed dozens of major buildings around the world, including many in D.C. → Read More
Born legally blind, he co-founded the company that revolutionized stock trading -- “a broker in a box," as one newspaper put it. → Read More
His clients included foreign governments, companies in trouble and high-profile personalities whose reputations are threatened by lawsuits. → Read More