Maya Angelou (born 1928) is an American author and poet. She has published six autobiographies, five books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than fifty years. She has received dozens of awards and over thirty honorary doctoral degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of seventeen, and brought her international recognition and acclaim. Angelou's list of occupations includes pimp, prostitute, night-club dancer and performer, castmember of the musical Porgy and Bess, coordinator for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, author, journalist in Egypt and Ghana during the days of decolonization, and actor, writer, director, and producer of plays, movies, and public television programs. In 1993, Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's inauguration, becoming the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1287:

Wareru created the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in today's Lower Burma and declared himself king following the collapse of the Pagan Empire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wareru

1873:

The Kennel Club, the oldest kennel club in the world, was founded in the United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kennel_Club

1949:

Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, creating NATO, an organization that constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO

1973:

The World Trade Center in New York City was officially dedicated, about a year after the second of the building complex's twin towers was completed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center

1988:

Governor of Arizona Evan Mecham was removed from office after being convicted in his impeachment trial. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Mecham

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

roundabout: Indirect, circuitous or circumlocutionary; that does not do something in a direct way. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/roundabout

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.   --William Gladstone https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Gladstone