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Huey Newton
Huey Newton and fellow activist Bobby Seale founded the radical Black Panther Party in 1966. Under their leadership, the Black Panthers became a political force both admired and feared for its…Reinhold Niebuhr
Name at birth: Karl Paul Reinhold NiebuhrDuring his lifetime, Reinhold Niebuhr was the best-known Christian intellectual in the United States. Ordained as a minister in the German Evangelical Synod…Henry A. Wallace
Name at birth: Henry Agard WallaceHenry A. Wallace of Iowa was the vice president of the United States under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, from 1941 until 1945. Wallace was Roosevelt's second…Daniel Ortega
Name at birth: José Daniel Ortega SaavedraDaniel Ortega has been Nicaragua's most internationally-famous political figure since the 1980s. He has twice been elected the country's president: in 1984…Karen Black
Name at birth: Karen ZieglerKaren Black was best known for her film work in the 1970s, including her Oscar-nominated performance as Rayette, the ditzy waitress in Five Easy Pieces (1970). Black grew…2001 World News Events
—Borgna Brunner The ultimatum issued to the Taliban after Sept. 11 to turn over bin Laden was the last of several such demands made by the U.S. and the UN after bin Laden was implicated in the…Ali (Film)
Director:Michael MannWriters:Stephen Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Eric Roth, Michael MannColumbia Pictures; R; 158 minutesRelease:12/01Cast:Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith Ali,…Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel became the first woman Chancellor of Germany at her election in 2005. She was re-elected in 2009, in 2013 and again in 2017, making her one of the most powerful European leaders since…Infoplease Memorial: Akira Kurosawa
1910—1998, Japanese film director, scriptwriter, and producer, born in Tokyo. Akira Kurosawa is generally regarded as one of the twentieth century's great directors. In Rashomon (1950), he…Nightmare in East Timor
1999 News of the World A Portuguese colony for 400 years until abruptly abandoned in 1975, East Timor was seized within a year by Indonesia. The Indonesian occupation led to widespread repression…Trending
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