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3 hours ago · John Everett Benson, stone carver of memorials and monuments, dies at 84. His lapidary inscriptions conferred elegant permanence, and permanent elegance, on sites including the grave of President ...
7 hours ago · Joan Brady, 84, American-British writer ( Theory of War ). [28] (death announced on this date) James Chance, 71, American musician ( James Chance and the Contortions ). [29] Nizar Choucair, Lebanese chocolatier, founder of Patchi. [30] (death announced on this date) CJ de Silva, 36, Filipino visual artist, stroke.
7 hours ago · The Officers and Members of Local #10, International Union of Elevator Constructors, are hereby notified of the passing of Honorary Brother James Edwin Owen on June 6, 2024. His services were held Privately. To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store. Published by The Washington Post on Jun. 21, 2024.
1 day ago · The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2023 . Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
7 hours ago · Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. [nb 1] An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of all pregnancies. [2] [3] When deliberate steps are taken to end a pregnancy, it is called an induced ...
7 hours ago · The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989.. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissez-faire capitalism compared to the 1970s.
7 hours ago · The Duke resigned the post on 16 March 1945. In April 1942 the United Kingdom asked Canada to provide military support in Nassau, in part to protect the Duke. A company of the Veterans Guard of Canada served in the Bahamas, followed by a company of the Pictou Highlanders. The Canadian garrison left Nassau in 1946. See also Caribbean Islands.
