Also... Eugene Mccarthy, one of the few genuinely decent men in government during the Vietnam era died.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4517684.stm He opposed the way and ran for president as the peace candidate, pledging to end the Vietnam war.
He will be missed all the more as partisan politics have descended into a sludge of greed and decadence, he will always be remembered as a man of unflinching integrity.