Well, the torch is must less than a symbol than the flame that it holds. Back in the day, when Ancient Greece held the Olympics-there a sacred flame was lit from the sunâs rays at Olympia, and stayed lit until the Games were completed. This flame represented the endeavor for protection and struggle for victory..
âAmazing Graceâ Hopper died in her sleep on January 1, 1992 in Alexandria, Virginia. She was laid to rest with full Naval honors in Arlington National Cemetery. Hopper honored. Grace Hopper has received numerous awards in her lifetime, of which only a few can be listed here.
'Star Trek' actress Grace Lee Whitney dies at 85. LOS ANGELES (AP) â Grace Lee Whitney, who played Captain Kirk's assistant on the original Star Trek series, has died. She was 85.Whitney died of natural causes Friday in her home in the Central California town of Coarsegold, about 50 miles north of Fresno, her son Jonathan Dweck said on Sunday.OS ANGELES (AP) â Grace Lee Whitney, who played Captain Kirk's assistant on the original Star Trek series, has died.