Kevin Rogers
Recent Event Contributions
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Hillary Rodham Clinton receives Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School
Rodham then entered Yale Law School, where she served on the editorial board of the Yale Review of Law and Social Action. During her second year,... Read more
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Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorce
In the early 1990s, the marriage of Diana and Charles fell apart, an event at first suppressed, then sensationalised, by the world media. Both the... Read more
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Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Female Streetcar Conductor
My mother said, "Yes, but do you want the job?" And I said yes, and she said, "Go get it." "Here, I'll give you money. Every day, you go down... Read more
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Maya Angelou Gives Birth to Guy Johnson
When Angelou was 13, she and her brother returned to live with her mother in San Francisco. During World War II, she attended George Washington... Read more
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Lyndon B. Johnson is Sworn in as US President
Two hours and eight minutes after President Kennedy was assassinated in a motorcade at Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas, Johnson was sworn in as... Read more
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Maya Angelou recites On the Pulse of Morning at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton
In 1993, she recited her poem On the Pulse of Morning at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton, becoming the first poet to make an inaugural... Read more
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Maya Angelou records her first album Miss Calypso
This reissue was probably motivated by the exotica-space age pop revival. The cover, after all, features Angelou draped in a slip of a red dress,... Read more
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Maya Angelou receives Pulitzer Prize Nomination
Poems of love and regret, of racial strife and confrontation, songs of people and songs of the heart - all are charged with Maya Angelou's zest for... Read more
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Maya Angelou becomes Northern Coordinator of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
In the late 1950s, Angelou joined the Harlem Writers Guild, where she met a number of major African American authors, including James Baldwin, who... Read more
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Georgia, Georgia first script by an African American woman to be filmed
A trailblazer in film and television, Dr. Angelou wrote the screenplay and composed the score for the 1972 film Georgia, Georgia. Her script, the... Read more
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Maya Angelou marries Tosh Angelos
In 1952, she married a Greek sailor named Tosh Angelos. When she began her career as a nightclub singer, she took the professional name Maya... Read more
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Maya Angelou tours with the opera Porgy and Bess
Blevins Davis and Robert Breen produced a revival in 1952 which restored much of the music cut in the Crawford version, including many of the... Read more
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Maya Angelou is born
Marguerite Johnson was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4 1928. Her father, Bailey Johnson, was a doorman and navy dietitian and her mother... Read more
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Maya Angelou Publishes I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the 1969 autobiography about the early years of African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a... Read more
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Maya Angelou marries Paul du Feu
In 1973, Angelou married Paul du Feu, a British-born carpenter and remodeler, and moved to Sonoma, California with him. The years to follow were... Read more
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Charles Lindbergh Completes First Solo Flight across the Atlantic
Lindbergh's heroic flight thrilled people throughout the world. He was honored with awards, celebrations, and parades. President Calvin Coolidge... Read more
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Wayne Gretzky Becomes First NHL Player to Break the 200-Point Mark
During the 1981–82 season, he surpassed a record that had stood for 35 years: 50 goals in 50 games. Set by Maurice "Rocket" Richard during the... Read more
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Wayne Gretzky is Born
Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC (born January 26, 1961 in Brantford, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is formerly a... Read more
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Indianapolis Racers Trade Wayne Gretzky to Edmonton Oilers
Gretzky only played eight games for Indianapolis. The Racers were losing $40,000 per game. Skalbania told Gretzky he would be moved, offering him a... Read more
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Wayne Gretzky Steps Down as Phoenix Coyotes Head Coach
On 5 May 2009, the Coyotes' holding company, Dewey Ranch Hockey LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Moyes agreeing in principle to sell to... Read more
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Amelia Earhart Becomes First Woman to Fly Solo across the Atlantic
On May 20-21, 1932, Earhart accomplished her goal of flying solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She took off from Newfoundland, Canada, at 7:12 p.m. on... Read more
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82nd Academy Awards
The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will honor the best films of 2009 and will take... Read more
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Super Bowl XLIV Saints 31 Colts 17
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - After the confetti had dropped, after the tears were shed, after they stood in front of the cameras and the microphones and... Read more
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President Obama Gives 2010 State of the Union Address
Highlights of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress: ECONOMY/JOBS _Urged the... Read more
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Alberto Contador wins 96th Tour de France
The 2009 Tour de France was the 96th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on 4 July in the principality of... Read more