Mr. Hollings served 38 years in the United States Senate in an era of rising prosperity and often painful accommodation to racial tolerance in his state and across the South. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/obituaries/ernest-hollings-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74
A South Vietnam Air Force veteran, Mr. Ly Tong dropped leaflets over Ho Chi Minh City in 1992 and 2000. His actions made him a hero to many Vietnamese refugees. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/obituaries/ly-tong-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Dan Robbins, Who Made Painting as Easy as 1-2-3 (and 4-5-6), Dies at 93
But was it art? No, Mr. Robbins said, but paint-by-numbers kits — all the rage among young baby boomers — gave the inartistic the “experience” of art. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/obituaries/dan-robbins-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Charles Sanna, Man Behind Swiss Miss Cocoa, Dies at 101
A surplus of perishable powdered milk was the mother of invention for the popular instant drink made with hot water and formulated in the early 1960s. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/obituaries/charles-sanna-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss