ED DANAHUE

On July 23, 1885, just after completing his memoirs, Civil War
hero and former president Ulysses S. Grant died of throat
cancer.

The successes of Grant’s tenure while in office (March 4, 1869 
– March 4, 1877) included passage of the Enforcement Act in
1870, which temporarily curtailed the political influence of the
Ku Klux Klan in the post-Civil War South, and the 1875 Civil
Rights Act, which attempted to desegregate public places
such as restrooms, “inns, public conveyances on land or
water, theaters, and other places of public amusement.”

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne
(3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025)

The heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne has died, just weeks after
his "Back to the Beginning" farewell concert where he played
in front of a sold-out farewell show in England.

He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in February 2019
and In 2020, Osbourne also revealed that he had the smoking-
induced lung condition, emphysema.

A family statement confirmed he was surrounded by his family
at the time of his death.

Ozzy Osbourne onstage at the Back to the Beginning event
on Saturday.

The TV sitcom originally aired on NBC from
September 20, 1984, to April 30, 1992.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner (August 18, 1970 – July 20, 2025)

"The Cosby Show" star Malcom-Jamal Warner drowned while vacationing in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department said Warner
had been swimming on Sunday afternoon at Playa Grande
de Cocles in Limon province when a current pulled him into
deeper waters.

Warner was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was raised
by his mother, Pamela, who served as his manager. He was
named after Malcolm X and jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal.

Warner played bass guitar, performing in a band where he
recited poetry over the music.
(FOX NEWS/Wikipedia)

(FOX NEWS) – Rex White, who was NASCAR’s oldest living
champion and a 2015 inductee into the Hall of Fame, has
died. He was 95.

NASCAR and the NASCAR Hall of Fame confirmed White’s
death on Friday. No additional details were provided.

NASCAR chairman Jim France said, ‘Rex epitomized the
formative days of NASCAR – a true pioneer whose
contributions helped shape the foundation of our sport.’

ROSS SIMPSON

Shortly after leaving a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator
Edward “Ted” Kennedy of Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile
off a wooden bridge into a tide-swept pond. Kennedy escaped
the submerged car, but his passenger, 28-year-old Mary Jo
Kopechne, did not. The senator did not report the fatal car
accident for 10 hours.