Born on July 4, 2005

NASA’s Deep Impact probe slammed a copper projectile into the nucleus of comet Tempel 1, vaporizing tons of ice and dust to reveal the comet's interior composition. This high-speed collision provided the first direct look at the primordial material left over from the solar system's formation, confirming that comets are porous, fragile structures rather than solid, icy rocks.

The coach who invented the moving pocket and two tight-end offense died wearing his signature headset—metaphorically, at least. Hank Stram talked his Kansas City Chiefs through Super Bowl IV in 1970 with a microphone capturing every word: "Just keep matriculating the ball down the field, boys!" NFL Films made him famous twice. He won 136 games across 17 seasons, but that wired sideline footage turned a coach into America's football narrator. And his phrase "65 Toss Power Trap" became more memorable than the play itself. Strategy sounds different when you hear the strategist sweating.

He scored the overtime goal that won the 1939 Memorial Cup for the Oshawa Generals, playing alongside future NHL stars. But Cliff Goupille never made it to the big leagues himself. Instead, he spent World War II in uniform, then returned to work in the auto plants of Ontario, his hockey career behind him at twenty-six. He died at ninety, one of thousands who chose country over career in 1941. The Memorial Cup ring stayed in his drawer for sixty-four years.