Lugar served six terms in the U.S. Senate. His work toward the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction earned him the nation's highest civilian honor in 2013.
Former Sen. Richard Lugar has died at age 87. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dan Diller, who worked with Sen. Lugar for years. Diller is now Director of Policy at The Lugar Center.
Havlicek was voted one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. He played 16 seasons with the Celtics — eight of them as NBA champions. Boston media report he had Parkinson's disease.
Bloch, along with his brother Richard, started the business as the IRS was phasing out its free tax prep service. They changed the "h" in their last name to a "k" so it would be easier to pronounce.
David Brion Davis, a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of an influential trilogy on slavery, has died at 92. Davis was awarded a National Humanities medal in 2014.
Engel played Georgette, the wide-eyed girlfriend of anchorman Ted Baxter. She had a long career on television, including roles on Everybody Loves Raymond, Coach, and Hot In Cleveland.
The last veteran of a World War II bombing raid on Japan died Tuesday at age 103 in San Antonio. Richard Cole was part of the Doolittle raid — named for Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle.
NPR's Scott Simons remembers the late former Sen. Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings with journalist Kirk Victor, who collaborated with Hollings on his 2008 book, Making Government Work.