published six autobiographies, five books of essays, several books of
poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television
shows spanning more than fifty years. She has received dozens of awards
and over thirty honorary doctoral degrees. Angelou is best known for her
series of autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult
experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of
her life up to the age of seventeen, and brought her international
recognition and acclaim. Angelou's list of occupations includes pimp,
prostitute, night-club dancer and performer, castmember of the musical
Porgy and Bess, coordinator for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Southern
Christian Leadership Conference, author, journalist in Egypt and Ghana
during the days of decolonization, and actor, writer, director, and
producer of plays, movies, and public television programs. In 1993,
Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill
Clinton's inauguration, becoming the first poet to make an inaugural
recitation since Robert Frost at John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1287:
Wareru created the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in today's Lower Burma
and declared himself king following the collapse of the Pagan Empire.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wareru>
1873:
The Kennel Club, the oldest kennel club in the world, was
founded in the United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kennel_Club>
1949:
Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, creating NATO,
an organization that constitutes a system of collective defense whereby
its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by
any external party.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO>
1973:
The World Trade Center in New York City was officially
dedicated, about a year after the second of the building complex's twin
towers was completed.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center>
1988:
Governor of Arizona Evan Mecham was removed from office after
being convicted in his impeachment trial.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Mecham>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
roundabout:
Indirect, circuitous or circumlocutionary; that does not do something in
a direct way.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/roundabout>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace
the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.
--William Gladstone
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Gladstone>
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