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Hace 5 días · I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the first of seven autobiographical works by Maya Angelou, published in 1969. The book chronicles her life from age 3 through age 16, recounting a traumatic childhood that included rape and racism. It is one of the most widely read and taught books by an African American woman.
Hace 5 días · Kay Francis was the highest-paid actress at Warner Bros. studio between 1930 and 1936. She fell victim of breast cancer on August 26, 1968, at the age of 63.
Hace 3 días · At the age of 16, she became the first Black female streetcar conductor in San Francisco. She wanted the job badly, admiring the uniforms of the operators —so much so that her mother referred to it as her "dream job".
Hace 3 días · The current owners of the Kimbell Milling Co. building, at 2109 S. Main St., have requested a demolition permit for the nearly 100-year-old building that was the headquarters of the company owned by Kay Kimbell, founder and namesake of the Kimbell Art Museum. The owners, Cenikor Foundation, requested the city’s Historic and Cultural Landmarks ...
Hace 7 horas · JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday said it would begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday — a step that could destabilize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Hace 3 días · Jenkner, LaVergne C. LaVergne C. Jenkner; age 90; of Delavan, WI; formerly of LaGrange, IL. Beloved wife of the late Matthew S. Jenkner for a wonderful 58 years. Loving mother of Deborah (late Billy) Tupy, Brian D. (Kim) Jenkner, Peter M. (Mary Kay) Jenkner, Mary (Rick) Danielson and John (Carol) Jenkner. Devoted grandmother of 17 grandchildren.
Hace 5 días · The Godfather is a 1972 American epic gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title.
