by tyler | Dec 23, 2023 | CNN, us
Here’s a look at the life of Jon Corzine, former governor of New Jersey.
Birth date: January 1, 1947
Birth place: Willey’s Station, Illinois
Birth name: Jon Stevens Corzine
Father: Roy Allen Corzine Jr., farmer
Mother: Nancy (Hedrick) Corzine, teacher
Marriages: Sharon Elghanayan (2010-present); Joanne Dougherty (1969-2003, divorced)
Children: with Joanne Dougherty: Jennifer, Joshua and Jeffrey
Education: University of Illinois, B.A., 1969; University of Chicago, M.B.A., 1973
Military: United States Marine Corps Reserves, Sergeant, 1969-1975
Religion: Methodist
Is the third New Jersey governor to break a leg while in office. Jim McGreevey broke his leg in 2002 and Christie Whitman broke hers in 1999.
1975 – Begins working for Goldman Sachs.
1980 – Is named a partner at Goldman Sachs.
1994-1999 – Chairman and chief executive of Goldman Sachs.
November 7, 2000 – Is elected to the United States Senate.
2001-2006 – United States Senator representing New Jersey.
November 8, 2005 – Is elected governor of New Jersey.
January 17, 2006-January 19, 2010 – 54th governor of New Jersey.
July 1, 2006 – Orders a government shutdown amid a budgetary impasse between the state legislature and his office. It ends on July 8th.
December 21, 2006 – Corzine signs a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions.
April 12, 2007 – Is seriously injured in a car accident. According to official reports, Corzine’s driver was going 90mph in a 65mph zone, and Corzine was not wearing a seat belt.
December 17, 2007 – Signs legislation repealing the death penalty.
November 3, 2009 – Is defeated in his re-election bid by Republican Chris Christie.
March 23, 2010 – Is named CEO of MF Global.
October 31, 2011 – MF Global files for bankruptcy after it is revealed that more than $600 million of customer money is missing.
November 4, 2011 – Corzine resigns from MF Global.
December 2011 – Corzine testifies multiple times before both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, claiming he does not know where the missing customer money went.
November 15, 2012 – The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations releases a report saying that Corzine’s risky decisions led to the loss of customer funds.
April 4, 2013 – Louis Freeh, bankruptcy trustee for MF Global and former head of the FBI, releases a report blaming the demise of the commodities trading firm on Corzine.
April 23, 2013 – Louis Freeh files a lawsuit against Corzine and two lieutenants at MF Global saying their risky decisions led to the company’s bankruptcy and the improper use of the client’s money to cover losses.
November 5, 2013 – A bankruptcy judge approves a recovery plan that will allow almost 26,000 customers to collect 100 cents on the dollar of a combined $1.6 billion in lost investments from MF Global.
March 11, 2014 – Corzine’s youngest son, Jeffrey Corzine, 31, commits suicide.
December 23, 2014 – A New York federal court orders MF Global Holdings to pay restitution in the amount of $1.212 billion, plus a $100 million civil penalty for its subsidiary’s misuse of funds.
January 5, 2017 – The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission says a federal court ordered Corzine to pay a $5 million penalty for his role in MF Global’s “Unlawful use of customer funds” and his “failure to diligently supervise the handling of customer funds.”
by tyler | Dec 23, 2023 | CNN, us
Here’s a look at the life of Jon Corzine, former governor of New Jersey.
Birth date: January 1, 1947
Birth place: Willey’s Station, Illinois
Birth name: Jon Stevens Corzine
Father: Roy Allen Corzine Jr., farmer
Mother: Nancy (Hedrick) Corzine, teacher
Marriages: Sharon Elghanayan (2010-present); Joanne Dougherty (1969-2003, divorced)
Children: with Joanne Dougherty: Jennifer, Joshua and Jeffrey
Education: University of Illinois, B.A., 1969; University of Chicago, M.B.A., 1973
Military: United States Marine Corps Reserves, Sergeant, 1969-1975
Religion: Methodist
Is the third New Jersey governor to break a leg while in office. Jim McGreevey broke his leg in 2002 and Christie Whitman broke hers in 1999.
1975 – Begins working for Goldman Sachs.
1980 – Is named a partner at Goldman Sachs.
1994-1999 – Chairman and chief executive of Goldman Sachs.
November 7, 2000 – Is elected to the United States Senate.
2001-2006 – United States Senator representing New Jersey.
November 8, 2005 – Is elected governor of New Jersey.
January 17, 2006-January 19, 2010 – 54th governor of New Jersey.
July 1, 2006 – Orders a government shutdown amid a budgetary impasse between the state legislature and his office. It ends on July 8th.
December 21, 2006 – Corzine signs a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions.
April 12, 2007 – Is seriously injured in a car accident. According to official reports, Corzine’s driver was going 90mph in a 65mph zone, and Corzine was not wearing a seat belt.
December 17, 2007 – Signs legislation repealing the death penalty.
November 3, 2009 – Is defeated in his re-election bid by Republican Chris Christie.
March 23, 2010 – Is named CEO of MF Global.
October 31, 2011 – MF Global files for bankruptcy after it is revealed that more than $600 million of customer money is missing.
November 4, 2011 – Corzine resigns from MF Global.
December 2011 – Corzine testifies multiple times before both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, claiming he does not know where the missing customer money went.
November 15, 2012 – The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations releases a report saying that Corzine’s risky decisions led to the loss of customer funds.
April 4, 2013 – Louis Freeh, bankruptcy trustee for MF Global and former head of the FBI, releases a report blaming the demise of the commodities trading firm on Corzine.
April 23, 2013 – Louis Freeh files a lawsuit against Corzine and two lieutenants at MF Global saying their risky decisions led to the company’s bankruptcy and the improper use of the client’s money to cover losses.
November 5, 2013 – A bankruptcy judge approves a recovery plan that will allow almost 26,000 customers to collect 100 cents on the dollar of a combined $1.6 billion in lost investments from MF Global.
March 11, 2014 – Corzine’s youngest son, Jeffrey Corzine, 31, commits suicide.
December 23, 2014 – A New York federal court orders MF Global Holdings to pay restitution in the amount of $1.212 billion, plus a $100 million civil penalty for its subsidiary’s misuse of funds.
January 5, 2017 – The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission says a federal court ordered Corzine to pay a $5 million penalty for his role in MF Global’s “Unlawful use of customer funds” and his “failure to diligently supervise the handling of customer funds.”
by tyler | Dec 23, 2023 | CNN, us
Here’s a look at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. On December 14, 2012, six adults and 20 children were killed by Adam Lanza, who had earlier killed his mother, Nancy Lanza, in their home.
Birth date: April 22, 1992
Death date: December 14, 2012
Birth place: Kingston, New Hampshire
Birth name: Adam Lanza
Father: Peter Lanza, an accountant
Mother: Nancy (Champion) Lanza
Lanza’s parents were divorced in September 2009.
A 2014 report by the Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate described Lanza as a young man with deteriorating mental health who had a fascination with mass shootings.
Weapons found at the scene were legally purchased by Nancy Lanza.
Lanza used a Bushmaster Model XM15-E2S rifle during the shooting spree. Three weapons were found next to his body; the semiautomatic .223-caliber rifle made by Bushmaster, and two handguns. An Izhmash Saiga-12, 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun was found in his car.
December 14, 2012 – At an unknown time, 20-year-old Adam Lanza kills his mother Nancy, 52, with a .22 caliber Savage Mark II rifle. Lanza then drives his mother’s car to Sandy Hook Elementary, about five miles away.
At approximately 9:30 a.m., Lanza arrives at Sandy Hook Elementary, a school with about 700 students. The principal, Dawn Hochsprung, had installed a new security system that required every visitor to ring the front entrance’s doorbell for admittance. Lanza shoots his way through the entrance.
Hochsprung and school psychologist Mary Sherlach step out to the hall to see what is going on, and are followed by Vice Principal Natalie Hammond. Hochsprung and Sherlach are killed, and Hammond is injured.
The first 911 calls to police are made at approximately 9:30 a.m. Police and first responders arrive approximately five minutes later.
Lanza enters the classroom of substitute teacher Lauren Rousseau. Lanza kills 14 children as well as Rousseau and a teacher’s aide.
He then enters the classroom of teacher Victoria Soto. Six children in the room, as well as Soto and a teacher’s aide, are killed. Lanza dies by suicide in the same classroom, ending the rampage in less than 11 minutes.
At about 3:15 p.m., an emotional President Barack Obama gives a televised address, “We’re going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.” He orders flags to be flown at half-staff at the White House and other federal buildings.
December 15, 2012 – Connecticut State Police release the names of the victims: six adult women and 12 girls and eight boys, all ages six and seven.
December 16, 2012 – Obama visits with the relatives of those who were killed. He also attends an interfaith vigil. “We can’t tolerate this anymore,” he says. “These tragedies must end, and to end them we must change.”
December 17, 2012 – Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy announces a statewide moment of silence on December 21. He also requests that bells be tolled 26 times in memory of the victims.
December 18, 2012 – Newtown Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson announces Sandy Hook students will remain out of school until January. At that time, they will be taught in a converted middle school.
January 8, 2013 – Malloy announces the names of the people who will serve on the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, to review current policy and make recommendations on public safety, mental health and violence prevention policies.
March 2013 – A new police report reveals Lanza possessed a list of 500 of the world’s most notorious mass murderers, and was trying to rack up the greatest number of kills in history.
November 25, 2013 – Connecticut state officials release a report closing the investigation into the shooting and confirm that Lanza had no assistance and was the only shooter.
December 4, 2013 – Audio recordings of the 911 calls from Sandy Hook Elementary are released.
December 27, 2013 – The final report on the investigation into the shooting is released.
November 21, 2014 – The Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate, as directed by the State Child Fatality Review Panel, releases a report profiling Lanza’s developmental and educational history. The report notes “missed opportunities” by Lanza’s mother, the school district and multiple health care providers. It identifies “warning signs, red flags, or other lessons” that could be learned.
December 15, 2014 – The families of nine children killed, along with one teacher who survived the attack, file a wrongful death suit against the manufacturers and distributors of the Bushmaster rifle, as well as the retail store and dealer who sold the firearm used in the shooting.
March 6, 2015 – The final report of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is released.
December 17, 2015 – In a final agreement, 16 plaintiffs will share in a $1.5 million settlement against the estate of Nancy Lanza. The plaintiffs are from eight separate lawsuits filed in early 2015.
April 14, 2016 – A superior court judge rules that the wrongful death suit against gun manufacturers can proceed. The judge denies a motion to dismiss the case on the basis that firearms companies have limited liability when their products are used by criminals, according to a federal law passed in 2005.
October 14, 2016 – Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis dismisses a lawsuit that families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims had filed against a gun manufacturer, invoking a federal statute known as PLCAA, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. The law prohibits lawsuits against gun manufacturers and distributors if their firearms were used in the commission of a criminal act.
November 15, 2016 – The Sandy Hook families file an appeal, asking the Connecticut Supreme Court to consider their case against the gun manufacturer.
March 14, 2019 – The Connecticut Supreme Court rules that the families of the Sandy Hook victims can go forward with their lawsuit against Remington, which makes the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle used in the shooting.
April 5, 2019 – Remington files an appeal with the US Supreme Court, asking the high court to decide on the state’s interpretation of a federal statute that grants gun manufacturers immunity from any lawsuit related to injuries that result from criminal misuse of their product.
November 12, 2019 – The US Supreme Court declines to take up the Remington appeal.
July 27, 2021 – Remington offers nearly $33 million to nine families of victims killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in a proposed lawsuit settlement.
November 15, 2021 – The families suing InfoWars founder Alex Jones win a case against him after a judge rules that Jones, and the entities owned by him, are liable by default in the defamation case against them. Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis cites the defendants’ “willful noncompliance” with the discovery process as her core reasoning behind the ruling. The case stems from past claims that the 2012 mass shooting was staged. Jones has since acknowledged that the shooting was real.
February 15, 2022 – A settlement is reached between the nine families of victims killed and the now-bankrupt Remington and its four insurers, according to court records. The plaintiffs’ attorneys say the $73 million settlement also includes “thousands of pages of internal company documents that prove Remington’s wrongdoing and carry important lessons for helping to prevent future mass shootings.”
August 4, 2022 – A jury decides that Jones will have to pay Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin, the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim, a little more than $4 million in compensatory damages.
October 12, 2022 – A Connecticut jury decides Jones should pay eight family members of Sandy Hook shooting victims and one first responder $965 million in compensatory damages caused by his lies regarding the shooting. On November 10, a Connecticut judge orders Jones to pay an additional $473 million in punitive damages.
November 13, 2022 – The Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial, designed by Dan Affleck and Ben Waldo, is unveiled publicly in Newtown, Connecticut.
October 19, 2023 – A federal bankruptcy judge rules that bankruptcy proceedings will not shield Jones from more than $1.1 billion in damages he owes the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims.
November 22, 2023 – In a court document, the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims offer Jones a “path out of bankruptcy” if he pays them a “small fraction” of the more than $1 billion he owes in damages, which could help resolve the bankruptcy cases of both Jones and Free Speech Systems. The families suggest Jones pay at least $85 million over 10 years — $8.5 million per year for a decade, in addition to half of any annual income over $9 million, “with a proportionate reduction of liabilities for each year of full payment.”
December 15, 2023 – In a Texas bankruptcy court filing, Jones asks that Sandy Hook families accept a settlement guaranteeing them at least $5.5 million a year for 10 years, with the possibility of more depending on Jones’ income. The families that settle would also receive 70% of the money Jones raises by selling personal property not exempt from bankruptcy law. In exchange, they would give up all legal claims against Jones or any related party.
The Victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School
Allison Wyatt, 6
Ana Marquez-Greene, 6
Anne Marie Murphy, 52 (Teacher)
Avielle Richman, 6
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Caroline Previdi, 6
Catherine Hubbard, 6
Charlotte Bacon, 6
Chase Kowalski, 7
Daniel Barden, 7
Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, 47 (Principal)
Dylan Hockley, 6
Emilie Parker, 6
Grace McDonnell, 7
Jack Pinto, 6
James Mattioli, 6
Jesse Lewis, 6
Jessica Rekos, 6
Josephine Gay, 7
Lauren Rousseau, 30 (Teacher)
Madeleine Hsu, 6
Mary Sherlach, 56 (Psychologist)
Noah Pozner, 6
Olivia Engel, 6
Rachel D’Avino, 29, (Therapist)
Victoria Soto, 27 (Teacher)
by tyler | Dec 23, 2023 | CNN, us
Here’s a look at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. On December 14, 2012, six adults and 20 children were killed by Adam Lanza, who had earlier killed his mother, Nancy Lanza, in their home.
Birth date: April 22, 1992
Death date: December 14, 2012
Birth place: Kingston, New Hampshire
Birth name: Adam Lanza
Father: Peter Lanza, an accountant
Mother: Nancy (Champion) Lanza
Lanza’s parents were divorced in September 2009.
A 2014 report by the Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate described Lanza as a young man with deteriorating mental health who had a fascination with mass shootings.
Weapons found at the scene were legally purchased by Nancy Lanza.
Lanza used a Bushmaster Model XM15-E2S rifle during the shooting spree. Three weapons were found next to his body; the semiautomatic .223-caliber rifle made by Bushmaster, and two handguns. An Izhmash Saiga-12, 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun was found in his car.
December 14, 2012 – At an unknown time, 20-year-old Adam Lanza kills his mother Nancy, 52, with a .22 caliber Savage Mark II rifle. Lanza then drives his mother’s car to Sandy Hook Elementary, about five miles away.
At approximately 9:30 a.m., Lanza arrives at Sandy Hook Elementary, a school with about 700 students. The principal, Dawn Hochsprung, had installed a new security system that required every visitor to ring the front entrance’s doorbell for admittance. Lanza shoots his way through the entrance.
Hochsprung and school psychologist Mary Sherlach step out to the hall to see what is going on, and are followed by Vice Principal Natalie Hammond. Hochsprung and Sherlach are killed, and Hammond is injured.
The first 911 calls to police are made at approximately 9:30 a.m. Police and first responders arrive approximately five minutes later.
Lanza enters the classroom of substitute teacher Lauren Rousseau. Lanza kills 14 children as well as Rousseau and a teacher’s aide.
He then enters the classroom of teacher Victoria Soto. Six children in the room, as well as Soto and a teacher’s aide, are killed. Lanza dies by suicide in the same classroom, ending the rampage in less than 11 minutes.
At about 3:15 p.m., an emotional President Barack Obama gives a televised address, “We’re going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.” He orders flags to be flown at half-staff at the White House and other federal buildings.
December 15, 2012 – Connecticut State Police release the names of the victims: six adult women and 12 girls and eight boys, all ages six and seven.
December 16, 2012 – Obama visits with the relatives of those who were killed. He also attends an interfaith vigil. “We can’t tolerate this anymore,” he says. “These tragedies must end, and to end them we must change.”
December 17, 2012 – Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy announces a statewide moment of silence on December 21. He also requests that bells be tolled 26 times in memory of the victims.
December 18, 2012 – Newtown Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson announces Sandy Hook students will remain out of school until January. At that time, they will be taught in a converted middle school.
January 8, 2013 – Malloy announces the names of the people who will serve on the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, to review current policy and make recommendations on public safety, mental health and violence prevention policies.
March 2013 – A new police report reveals Lanza possessed a list of 500 of the world’s most notorious mass murderers, and was trying to rack up the greatest number of kills in history.
November 25, 2013 – Connecticut state officials release a report closing the investigation into the shooting and confirm that Lanza had no assistance and was the only shooter.
December 4, 2013 – Audio recordings of the 911 calls from Sandy Hook Elementary are released.
December 27, 2013 – The final report on the investigation into the shooting is released.
November 21, 2014 – The Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate, as directed by the State Child Fatality Review Panel, releases a report profiling Lanza’s developmental and educational history. The report notes “missed opportunities” by Lanza’s mother, the school district and multiple health care providers. It identifies “warning signs, red flags, or other lessons” that could be learned.
December 15, 2014 – The families of nine children killed, along with one teacher who survived the attack, file a wrongful death suit against the manufacturers and distributors of the Bushmaster rifle, as well as the retail store and dealer who sold the firearm used in the shooting.
March 6, 2015 – The final report of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is released.
December 17, 2015 – In a final agreement, 16 plaintiffs will share in a $1.5 million settlement against the estate of Nancy Lanza. The plaintiffs are from eight separate lawsuits filed in early 2015.
April 14, 2016 – A superior court judge rules that the wrongful death suit against gun manufacturers can proceed. The judge denies a motion to dismiss the case on the basis that firearms companies have limited liability when their products are used by criminals, according to a federal law passed in 2005.
October 14, 2016 – Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis dismisses a lawsuit that families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims had filed against a gun manufacturer, invoking a federal statute known as PLCAA, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. The law prohibits lawsuits against gun manufacturers and distributors if their firearms were used in the commission of a criminal act.
November 15, 2016 – The Sandy Hook families file an appeal, asking the Connecticut Supreme Court to consider their case against the gun manufacturer.
March 14, 2019 – The Connecticut Supreme Court rules that the families of the Sandy Hook victims can go forward with their lawsuit against Remington, which makes the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle used in the shooting.
April 5, 2019 – Remington files an appeal with the US Supreme Court, asking the high court to decide on the state’s interpretation of a federal statute that grants gun manufacturers immunity from any lawsuit related to injuries that result from criminal misuse of their product.
November 12, 2019 – The US Supreme Court declines to take up the Remington appeal.
July 27, 2021 – Remington offers nearly $33 million to nine families of victims killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in a proposed lawsuit settlement.
November 15, 2021 – The families suing InfoWars founder Alex Jones win a case against him after a judge rules that Jones, and the entities owned by him, are liable by default in the defamation case against them. Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis cites the defendants’ “willful noncompliance” with the discovery process as her core reasoning behind the ruling. The case stems from past claims that the 2012 mass shooting was staged. Jones has since acknowledged that the shooting was real.
February 15, 2022 – A settlement is reached between the nine families of victims killed and the now-bankrupt Remington and its four insurers, according to court records. The plaintiffs’ attorneys say the $73 million settlement also includes “thousands of pages of internal company documents that prove Remington’s wrongdoing and carry important lessons for helping to prevent future mass shootings.”
August 4, 2022 – A jury decides that Jones will have to pay Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin, the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim, a little more than $4 million in compensatory damages.
October 12, 2022 – A Connecticut jury decides Jones should pay eight family members of Sandy Hook shooting victims and one first responder $965 million in compensatory damages caused by his lies regarding the shooting. On November 10, a Connecticut judge orders Jones to pay an additional $473 million in punitive damages.
November 13, 2022 – The Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial, designed by Dan Affleck and Ben Waldo, is unveiled publicly in Newtown, Connecticut.
October 19, 2023 – A federal bankruptcy judge rules that bankruptcy proceedings will not shield Jones from more than $1.1 billion in damages he owes the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims.
November 22, 2023 – In a court document, the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims offer Jones a “path out of bankruptcy” if he pays them a “small fraction” of the more than $1 billion he owes in damages, which could help resolve the bankruptcy cases of both Jones and Free Speech Systems. The families suggest Jones pay at least $85 million over 10 years — $8.5 million per year for a decade, in addition to half of any annual income over $9 million, “with a proportionate reduction of liabilities for each year of full payment.”
December 15, 2023 – In a Texas bankruptcy court filing, Jones asks that Sandy Hook families accept a settlement guaranteeing them at least $5.5 million a year for 10 years, with the possibility of more depending on Jones’ income. The families that settle would also receive 70% of the money Jones raises by selling personal property not exempt from bankruptcy law. In exchange, they would give up all legal claims against Jones or any related party.
The Victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School
Allison Wyatt, 6
Ana Marquez-Greene, 6
Anne Marie Murphy, 52 (Teacher)
Avielle Richman, 6
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Caroline Previdi, 6
Catherine Hubbard, 6
Charlotte Bacon, 6
Chase Kowalski, 7
Daniel Barden, 7
Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, 47 (Principal)
Dylan Hockley, 6
Emilie Parker, 6
Grace McDonnell, 7
Jack Pinto, 6
James Mattioli, 6
Jesse Lewis, 6
Jessica Rekos, 6
Josephine Gay, 7
Lauren Rousseau, 30 (Teacher)
Madeleine Hsu, 6
Mary Sherlach, 56 (Psychologist)
Noah Pozner, 6
Olivia Engel, 6
Rachel D’Avino, 29, (Therapist)
Victoria Soto, 27 (Teacher)
by tyler | Dec 23, 2023 | CNN, us
Here is a look at the life of philanthropist, best-selling author and NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Birth date: April 16, 1947
Birth place: New York, New York
Birth name: Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.
Father: Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, transit police officer and jazz musician
Mother: Cora Alcindor, department store clerk
Marriage: Habiba Brown (May 28, 1971-1983, divorced)
Children: Mother’s name unavailable publicly: Adam; with Cheryl Pistono: Amir; with Habiba Brown: Kareem Jr., Habiba and Sultana
Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. in history, 1969
Member of three UCLA Bruins national championship teams, 1967, 1968 and 1969.
Known for his “skyhook” shot, which he developed as a response to the NCAA ban on the dunk shot. It is a difficult shot to defend as the ball is released at the top of the arc.
After converting to Islam in 1971, he changed his name from Lew Alcindor Jr. to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In Arabic, his name means a noble and powerful servant of Allah.
Wearing number 33, the seven-foot-two-inch center was selected to 19 NBA All-Star games during 20 seasons in the pros, five times with the Milwaukee Bucks and 14 times with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Won six NBA championships: once with the Milwaukee Bucks, in 1971, and five times with the Los Angeles Lakers, in 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988.
Won six NBA MVP awards: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980.
Career NBA records include most field goals made: 15,837 and most minutes played: 57,446.
He has authored several biographical and cultural books, has written articles for various magazines and newspapers, and has appeared in numerous films and TV shows.
He studied under his friend, the late martial artist Bruce Lee, in the 1960s, and appeared with him in the film, “Game of Death,” in 1978.
1965-1969 – Plays basketball at the University of California at Los Angeles.
1967-1969 – Is named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player when the Bruins win the national championship.
April 7, 1969 – Selected No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
1969-1975 – Plays center for the Milwaukee Bucks.
1970 – Is named NBA Rookie of the Year.
1975-1989 – Plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.
1980 – Appears as co-pilot Roger Murdock in the parody film, “Airplane!”
1983 – Fire destroys his home in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, including his large collection of jazz records.
April 5, 1984 – Surpasses Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.
1989 – Retires at the end of the season, as the highest scoring player of all time.
1995 – Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in his first year of eligibility.
1999 – Assistant coach of the Alchesay high school basketball team on the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Whiteriver, Arizona, and writes a book about the experience in 2000: “A Season on the Reservation: My Sojourn with the White Mountain Apaches.”
February 2000-June 2000 – Assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers.
2002 – Head coach of the US Basketball League team, the Oklahoma Storm. Leads the team to its first USBL championship.
2004 – Works as a scout for the New York Knicks.
2005-2011 – Special assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers.
November 2009 – Reveals he was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood, in December 2008.
2009 – Founds the Skyhook Foundation to connect underprivileged youths with opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math.
2011 – Co-writes and produces the basketball documentary, “On the Shoulders of Giants.”
January 2012 – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announces Abdul-Jabbar as a global cultural ambassador.
April 16, 2015 – Undergoes quadruple coronary bypass surgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
November 3, 2015 – The documentary, “Kareem: Minority of One,” debuts on HBO.
July 28, 2016 – Abdul-Jabbar speaks at the Democratic National Convention.
November 22, 2016 – President Barack Obama awards Abdul-Jabbar with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
February 13, 2017 – The Hollywood Reporter announces Abdul-Jabbar is joining the publication as a contributing editor. He will also write a regular column and conduct interviews with “select” celebrities.
March 3, 2019 – Abdul-Jabbar auctions 234 items from his collection of memorabilia, including four of his six NBA championship rings. The auction nets almost $3 million, with much of the proceeds going to his Skyhook Foundation.
2020 – Co-produces the documentary, “Black Patriots,” that focuses on the black American heroes of the Revolutionary War.
December 2020 – Reveals that he had prostate cancer.
February 7, 2023 – LeBron James breaks the NBA’s all-time scoring record, surpassing the record that Abdul-Jabbar has held for 39 years.
December 16, 2023 – Undergoes surgery after falling and breaking his hip at a concert.
by tyler | Dec 23, 2023 | CNN, us
Here is a look at the life of philanthropist, best-selling author and NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Birth date: April 16, 1947
Birth place: New York, New York
Birth name: Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.
Father: Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, transit police officer and jazz musician
Mother: Cora Alcindor, department store clerk
Marriage: Habiba Brown (May 28, 1971-1983, divorced)
Children: Mother’s name unavailable publicly: Adam; with Cheryl Pistono: Amir; with Habiba Brown: Kareem Jr., Habiba and Sultana
Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. in history, 1969
Member of three UCLA Bruins national championship teams, 1967, 1968 and 1969.
Known for his “skyhook” shot, which he developed as a response to the NCAA ban on the dunk shot. It is a difficult shot to defend as the ball is released at the top of the arc.
After converting to Islam in 1971, he changed his name from Lew Alcindor Jr. to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In Arabic, his name means a noble and powerful servant of Allah.
Wearing number 33, the seven-foot-two-inch center was selected to 19 NBA All-Star games during 20 seasons in the pros, five times with the Milwaukee Bucks and 14 times with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Won six NBA championships: once with the Milwaukee Bucks, in 1971, and five times with the Los Angeles Lakers, in 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988.
Won six NBA MVP awards: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980.
Career NBA records include most field goals made: 15,837 and most minutes played: 57,446.
He has authored several biographical and cultural books, has written articles for various magazines and newspapers, and has appeared in numerous films and TV shows.
He studied under his friend, the late martial artist Bruce Lee, in the 1960s, and appeared with him in the film, “Game of Death,” in 1978.
1965-1969 – Plays basketball at the University of California at Los Angeles.
1967-1969 – Is named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player when the Bruins win the national championship.
April 7, 1969 – Selected No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
1969-1975 – Plays center for the Milwaukee Bucks.
1970 – Is named NBA Rookie of the Year.
1975-1989 – Plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.
1980 – Appears as co-pilot Roger Murdock in the parody film, “Airplane!”
1983 – Fire destroys his home in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, including his large collection of jazz records.
April 5, 1984 – Surpasses Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.
1989 – Retires at the end of the season, as the highest scoring player of all time.
1995 – Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in his first year of eligibility.
1999 – Assistant coach of the Alchesay high school basketball team on the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Whiteriver, Arizona, and writes a book about the experience in 2000: “A Season on the Reservation: My Sojourn with the White Mountain Apaches.”
February 2000-June 2000 – Assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers.
2002 – Head coach of the US Basketball League team, the Oklahoma Storm. Leads the team to its first USBL championship.
2004 – Works as a scout for the New York Knicks.
2005-2011 – Special assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers.
November 2009 – Reveals he was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood, in December 2008.
2009 – Founds the Skyhook Foundation to connect underprivileged youths with opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math.
2011 – Co-writes and produces the basketball documentary, “On the Shoulders of Giants.”
January 2012 – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announces Abdul-Jabbar as a global cultural ambassador.
April 16, 2015 – Undergoes quadruple coronary bypass surgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
November 3, 2015 – The documentary, “Kareem: Minority of One,” debuts on HBO.
July 28, 2016 – Abdul-Jabbar speaks at the Democratic National Convention.
November 22, 2016 – President Barack Obama awards Abdul-Jabbar with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
February 13, 2017 – The Hollywood Reporter announces Abdul-Jabbar is joining the publication as a contributing editor. He will also write a regular column and conduct interviews with “select” celebrities.
March 3, 2019 – Abdul-Jabbar auctions 234 items from his collection of memorabilia, including four of his six NBA championship rings. The auction nets almost $3 million, with much of the proceeds going to his Skyhook Foundation.
2020 – Co-produces the documentary, “Black Patriots,” that focuses on the black American heroes of the Revolutionary War.
December 2020 – Reveals that he had prostate cancer.
February 7, 2023 – LeBron James breaks the NBA’s all-time scoring record, surpassing the record that Abdul-Jabbar has held for 39 years.
December 16, 2023 – Undergoes surgery after falling and breaking his hip at a concert.
