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Today, one of my heroes, Neil Armstrong, died at age 82.  He was the first man to walk on the moon, stepping out of his lunar lander at  2:56 UTC on July 21, 1969.  As a 16 year-old, and son of an Air Force pilot, I was infatuated with everything that flew - airplanes, rockets, helicopters, gliders.  Having grown up watching the space race, and like most kids my age, I wanted to be an...

Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth of Birmingham, Alabama and Cincinnati, Ohio died on October 5, 2011 at age 89.(Above--Rev. Shuttlesworth.)Rev. Shuttlesworth was one of the most significant figures of the Civil Rights movement.Rev. Shuttlesworth called Martin Luther King to Birmingham and was beaten severely fighting for the cause of equal rights for all Americans.Rev. Shuttlesworth's death was overshadowed by the death the same day of Steve Jobs.While I'm sorry Mr. Jobs died at only 56 years old, the revolution that Rev....