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Eileen Sheridan, Who Dominated Cycling in Postwar Britain, Dies at 99
Known as “the Mighty Atom,” she excelled at long-distance time trials and set several records that still stand more than 70 years later.
Bob Born, Who Brought Marshmallow Peeps to the Masses, Dies at 98
By mechanizing and greatly expanding production, he made the gooey yellow chicks an Easter favorite and a pop-culture phenomenon.
Yoshimitsu Yamada, Who Brought Aikido to the U.S., Dies at 84
He emphasized the basics of the Japanese martial art, and he encouraged his students to develop their own interpretations of it.
J. Richard Steadman, 85, Dies; Saved Knees of Countless Skiers
A renowned orthopedic surgeon, he developed innovative techniques for alpine Olympians. He also treated soccer, tennis and baseball stars.
Yukihiro Takahashi, Pioneer of Electronic Pop Music, Dies at 70
A drummer and singer, he was best known as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, one of Japan’s most successful bands and a major influence...
These Women Distillers Are Rising With the American Whiskey Boom
Before Dry January hits, Andrea Wilson of Michter’s and Nicole Austin of Cascade Hollow discuss how the expansion has affected them, particularly as women in...
Don Christopher, Who Turned Lowly Garlic Into a Staple, Dies at 88
Known as the Garlic King, he used his enthusiasm and a business acumen to build an empire around the once-lowly “stinking rose.”
Dino Danelli, Whose Drums Drove the Rascals, Is Dead at 78
His percussion virtuosity was a key to the band’s many hits of the late 1960s, including the chart-topping “Good Lovin’,” “Groovin’” and “People Got to...
Marion Smith, the World’s Most Prolific Cave Explorer, Dies at 80
He was particularly fond of vertical caving, often dangling freely in a hundred-foot abyss on a rope no thicker than a thumb.
Don Lewis, Unsung Pioneer of Electronic Music, Dies at 81
He invented the first system for integrating multiple instruments using a single control panel, predating the MIDI controller by years.