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- 1641: John F. Kennedy
- ... Dallas movie theater and charged with murder. Two days later, as the suspect was being transferred from one jail to another, Jack Ruby sprang out from a group of reporters and as millions watched on television, fired a revolver into Oswalds left side. Oswald died in the same hospital to which the President had been taken. On November 24, the body of President Kennedy was carried on a horse-drawn ...
- 1642: Terry Fox
- ... from across Canada and awarded to Terry on December 18, 1980 for his outstanding athletic accomplishment. Canadian of the Year On December 23, 1980, the editors of Canadian Press member newspapers and the radio and television stations serviced by Broadcast News voted Terry Fox Canadian of the Year. Terry received this honour again in 1981 after his death in June. Simon Fraser Gold Medal On June 6, 1981 Simon Fraser University ...
- 1643: Jessica Savitch: The Dark Side of a Golden Girl
- ... scheduled to present at 8:58 P.M. Little do they know that she is about to show the viewing public something they have never seen before. Tonight, Jessica Savitch is falling apart on network television. She mangles the word "constitutional" and is "thick-tongued." It lasts only forty-three seconds. She blames it on a teleprompter, and then claims that she has had a bad reaction to a pain pill ...
- 1644: The Life of Malcolm X
- ... elsewhere and made the national expansion of the movement possible, so that the membership reached approximately 30'000 in 1963. Malcolm X' vision was expressed in speeches, a newspaper column as well as radio and television interviews. In addition, he helped to found the Black Muslim newspaper "Muhammad Speaks". Minister Malcolm X was said to be the only Negro who "could stop a race riot -- or start one." In January 1958 ...
- 1645: The Life of My Grandfather
- ... fifth child of six, and the third son of the children. Mildred and Beulah are his two sisters' names, and his three brothers' names are Carl, Alonzo, and Carl. "As a kid, there wasn't television, or Internet, or video games so you had to make your own fun. There was nothing to play with", said my grandfather. He would often go fishing with his brothers, or play jump rope. He ...
- 1646: Jacqueline Kennedy
- ... the country. She met with wellknown American women to discuss the place of intelligent woman in our culture. Even during the last months of her pregnancy, she made appearances at fund-raising teas and on television. That year John was elected President of the United States of America. John F. Kennedy, John-John, was born on November 25, 1960, one month premature. He was the first presidential baby to be born ...
- 1647: Oral Roberts
- ... four decades of healing revivalism. He has personally touched over a million human beings. Several million more answered his call to accept Christ. Tens of millions more have heard him preach and pray on radio, television and in films. Oral has also influenced a variety of celebrities to be baptized by the Holy Spirit. Roberts influenced modern Christian history through his use of media, especially TV He started filming his healing ...
- 1648: Malcolm X
- ... of Islam had become well known and Malcolm was their most prominent spokesperson. Malcolm gave many speeches and had dedicated his life to serve Elijah Muhammad and God. Because of the Nation of Islam popularity, television reporters were now very curious about it. To represent the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad chose Malcolm X. For the next few years, Malcolm X was a major and widely publicized figure. This had it ...
- 1649: Writings of Maya Angelou
- ... s writing she emphasizes themes of courage, self-acceptance, and realization of the experiences of ones life. Maya Angelou is an inspiring woman being a writer, poet, playwright, editor, performer, singer, film-maker, dancer, television personality, and educator (Holte 106). She was awarded a Yale University fellowship and appointed writer in residence at the University of Kansas (Maya 26). Angelou has received many awards and honorary degrees, including Grammy Awards ...
- 1650: Maya Angelou
- ... and is one of the few female members of the Director's Guild. In the film industry, through her work in script writing and directing, Maya Angelou has been a groundbreaker for black woman .in television; she has made hundreds of appearances. Her best-selling autobiographical account of her youth, "I Know Why the Cage Bird sings," won critical acclaim in 1970and was a two-hour TV special on CBS. She ...
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