Today in News History
On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1894, Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (died 1940) was born. In 1903, Kenneth Clark, English historian and author (died 1983) was born. In 1907, George Weller, American author, playwright, and journalist (died 2002) was born. In 1910, Loren Pope, American journalist and author (died 2008) was born. In 1934, Wole Soyinka, Nigerian author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1977, New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. In 2014, Nadine Gordimer, South African novelist, short story writer, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1923) passed away. In 2014, Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist, author, and academic (born 1919) passed away. In 2015, Martin Litchfield West, English scholar, author, and academic (born 1927) passed away. In 2017, Liu Xiaobo, Chinese literary critic, human rights activist (born 1955) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
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Narrative Analysis: Name Calling

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