Milestones

DIED

Paul Tanner, 95, who played the theremin, a device made from two oscillators and an amplifier, on the Beach Boys' 1966 hit "Good Vibrations."

AWARDED

The Medal of Honor, to Clinton Romesha, for heroism during an October 2009 battle in eastern Afghanistan in which 53 Americans fought off more than 300 Taliban.

DIED

Stuart Freeborn, 98, makeup-effects wizard behind the apes in 2001: A Space Odyssey, who went on to design the makeup for Yoda, Chewbacca and Jabba the Hutt in the original Star Wars trilogy.

DECIDED

By a vote of the International Olympic Committee, to drop wrestling, a sport...

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