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Name at birth: Lydia Paki Kamaka'eha Lili'uokalaniQueen Lili'uokalani was the queen of the Hawaiian Islands from 1891 until 1893, when she was deposed by those who sought annexation to the United…James Surowiecki
James Surowiecki writes a financial column for the magazine The New Yorker. A graduate of the University of North Carolina (1988), Surowiecki has written for New York and Fortune magazines, and…Jonathan Franzen
Winner of the National Book Award for The Corrections (2001), Jonathan Franzen is also known as the guy who snubbed Oprah Winfrey's television book club. A graduate of Swarthmore College (1981),…Kruger, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Kruger, Paul (Stephanas Johannes Paulus)Kruger, Paulkr&oomacr;ˈgər, Afrikaans stāfäˈnəs yōhäˈnəs pouˈləs krüˈgər [key], 1825–1904, South African Transvaal statesman, known as Oom…Daniel Ellsberg Biography
Daniel Ellsbergpolitical analystBorn: April 7, 1931Birthplace: Detroit U.S. political analyst who leaked the classified Pentagon papers to the press in 1971, and figured in the Watergate…Gustaw Herling 2000 Deaths
Gustaw HerlingAge: 81 Polish-born writer and exile whose memoir A World Apart chronicled the horrific experience of living in the Soviet gulag. He also wrote the novel The Island. Died:…Myrlie Evers-Williams Biography
Myrlie Evers-Williamscivil rights leaderBorn: 3/17/1933Birthplace: Vicksburg, Mississippi Evers-Williams married civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1951. The couple worked for the NAACP against…Caroline Knapp 2002 Deaths
Caroline KnappAge: 42 writer and columnist whose candid best-selling memoir Drinking: A Love Story recounted her 20-year battle with alcoholism. She died of lung cancer. Died: Cambridge, Mass…Frank Conroy 2005 Deaths
Frank ConroyAge: 69 writer whose 1967 memoir Stop-Time about his troubled, lonely adolescence brought him celebrity and acclaim. He headed the prestigious Writers' Workshop at the University…Emperor Naruhito
Naruhito has been the Emperor of Japan since May 1, 2019, when his elderly father Emperor Akihito abdicated the throne. Naruhito's rule is known as the Reiwa era. Prince Naruhito was born to Crown…Trending
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