Milestones

DIED

William Wooldridge, 89, who became the first sergeant major of the Army in 1966 and helped create its noncommissioned-officer education system.

RESIGNED

Mike D'Antoni, as head coach of the New York Knicks, after the basketball team lost six games in a row, leaving it in danger of missing the playoffs.

RETIRED

Michael Lopez-Alegria, NASA astronaut who spent seven months aboard the International Space Station and holds NASA records for longest spaceflight (215 days) and most accumulated time in space walks (67 total hours).

DIED

Jean Giraud, 73, French artist who signed his works with the alias Moebius and greatly influenced...

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