nPosted on January 29, 2020
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Born on this date in 1954…
Born on this date in 1954…n
nBorn into poverty in rural Mississippi…
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nBorn to a teenage single mother…
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nRaised in inner-city Milwaukee…
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nShe didn’t have a chance for success, did she?
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nYet Oprah Winfrey was smart enough, talented enough, ambitious enough, and persistent enough to become one of the richest, most famous, and most respected African American people ever!
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She’s even one of the few people recognized by just her first name: Oprah! (Cher and Madonna and Beyoncé are in the same situation.)
She’s even one of the few people recognized by just her first name: Oprah! (Cher and Madonna and Beyoncé are in the same situation.)n
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nCheck out her job titles:
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nOprah started out in radio while she was in high school, and she was co-anchor for local evening news at just 19 years old! Since then she has been a talk show host, actor, television producer, and media executive – as well as a philanthropist and activist! She has co-authored five books, and she publishes her own magazine (O, The Oprah Magazine). AND she has even started her own network (OWN – the Oprah Winfrey Network).
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nOprah’s show was the highest-rated TV program of its kind in history and ran for 25 years! Here are a few of the honors she has received:
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- Inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
- NAACP Image Award Hall of Fame
- Honorary doctorate degrees from Duke and Harvard
- Appearing on lists, sometimes as #1, such as “Most influential woman” / “Most influential people” / “Most powerful celebrity” / “Greatest Americans” / etc. – TIME, Life, Forbes, and more!
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nAlso on this date:
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nPresident McKinley’s birthday
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Anniversary of Kansas’s Statehood
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nnScientist Vic Stenger’s birthday
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nNational Curmudgeons Day
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nThomas Paine Day
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nNational Puzzle Day
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Flight pioneer Lawrence Hargrave’s birthday
Flight pioneer Lawrence Hargrave’s birthdayn
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nnGeologist Frederick Mohs’s birthday
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nFreethinkers Day
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nMartyrs Day in Nepal
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nMartyrs Day in Nepal
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nPlan ahead:
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nCheck out my Pinterest pages on:
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