Barack Obama was the first African American president of the United States. He served as president from to Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in to a Kenyan father and American mother. He studied political science at Columbia University and law at Harvard University. Obama met his wife Michelle while working at a law firm, and they have two daughters together.
Mahatma Gandhi. 'Father of the Nation' for a country with a billion people. The Mahatma was assassinated by religious zealots more than half a decade ago but his legacy continues in the concepts he pioneered and in the social reforms he initiated.
Choudhury, Jamilur Reza (–) a distinguished educationist, engineer, researcher, scientist, information technologist, National Professor and advisors to the caretaker government of Bangladesh. Jamilur Reza Choudhury. Jamilur Reza Choudhury was born on November 15, in Sylhet city.
Mandal Commission Impact. In , the then Prime Minister V P Singh announced in the Parliament that the recommendations of the Mandal Commission would be implemented. Violent protests ensued in northern and western India. Many students immolated themselves in protest and a few of them died as well.
Sue Bird. Sue’s contributions to the sport of basketball continue, but her legacy is a slam dunk after a career filled with so many accomplishments: Two state titles, two NCAA Division I titles, four WNBA championships, four Olympic medals (all gold!), four World Cup gold medals, twelve All-Star appearances, plus career starts, 3,plus assists, 6,plus points, countless awards.
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, – April 4, ) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from until his assassination in
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In , he married a wealthy New York socialite, Catherine Devine McConnell. He refused to rely on her wealth. They had two children, in addition to his four with de Noon, and, despite a periodically stormy relationship remained married until he died, in , from prostate cancer.
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Dr. Maryam Sharifi is an endocrinologist in Van Nuys, California. She received her medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine and has been in practice between
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A compilation of his works was released in the form of a CD titled Barayya Beladingale in with the help of some Government officials and talented artistes like D Srinivas, Rajesh, Suma Rani, Nelson, Venu, Arun Kumar, Varadaraj, Caleb and V Umesh. Kalinga Rao's original recordings used a piano, strings, clarinet, trumpets, and a tight.
An accomplished writer and public speaker with a history in humanities education, Tracy Lee Simmons holds a master's degree in classical Greek and Latin history, philosophy, and literature from the University of Oxford in Oxford, England.
Evalyn Knapp. Actress: Bachelor Mother. Evalyn Knapp was an American film actress, with a film career spanning the years to In the s, she was a leading actress in then-popular B-movie serial films. Her most memorable role was that protagonist Pauline Hargraves in the film serial Perils of Pauline (). In , Knapp was born in Kansas City, the largest city in Missouri by.
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Joy Kogawa (born June 6, ) is a prolific Canadian author and poet. She is most known for her award-winning novel Obasan (), which details the internment of Japanese-Canadians during World War II, a historical event Kogawa herself experienced.
In March , while practicing medicine, Hosseini began writing his first novel, The Kite Runner, which was published by Riverhead Books in That debut went on to launch one of the biggest literary careers of our time. Today, Khaled Hosseini is one of the most recognized and bestselling authors in the world.
Robert Ludlum was the author of twenty-one novels, each one a New York Times bestseller. There are more than million of his books in print, and they have been translated into thirty-two languages.