Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. in Louisville, KY.)
(January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016)

In 2009, the Star Trek film franchise underwent a re-launch with a prequel
to the original series set in an alternate timeline titled simply Star Trek. The
film featured a new cast portraying younger versions of the crew from the
original show. A sequel to that film, Star Trek Into Darkness, premiered on
May 16, 2013. A thirteenth film feature and sequel, Star Trek Beyond, has 
been confirmed for release in July to coincide with the franchise’s 50th
anniversary of the cult phenomenon. A new Star Trek TV series will also
debut in January 2017 on the digital platform CBS All Access.

(FoxNews) – The last American combat flag from the Vietnam War is being put
up for auction.

War hero Army Col. Chester Bailey McCoid took the large flag with him when
he became the last ground force soldier to leave the South Vietnam port city
of Da Nang on March 29, 1973, a month before the fall of Saigon.

According to the Washington Examiner, the flag is being sold by the Maryland
auctioneer Alexander Historical Auctions. The live and online auction of the
flag and other historic mementos is slated for this week on Tuesday and
Wednesday.

Bill Panagopulos, president of the auction house, called the flag “a historic
relic from a war which still stirs controversy at its very mention.” He expects
the flag to fetch at least $10,000 or as much as $50,000. 

Alan Young with Mr. Ed.

Alan Young (November 19, 1919 – May 19, 2016)

(Variety) – Alan Young, who gamely played straight man to a talking horse 
for five years in the classic CBS sitcom “Mr. Ed,” died Thursday of natural 
causes at the Motion Picture and Television Home in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Morley Safer (November 8, 1931 – May 19, 2016)

The Canadian born “60 Minutes” correspondent retired just a week
ago after 52 years at CBS television. He was the longest-serving
reporter on “60 Minutes”, winning 12 Emmy Awards. Safer died this
morning in his Manhattan home.