Léa Maguire
From both Irish and French descent, Léa Maguire lived her whole life in Paris, France. Currently student at Sciences Po Paris, a French school dedicated to the learning of social sciences, she always cultivated an interest in history at large. As an exchange student in the University of Washington for one year, Léa decided to focus on the history of the Pacific North West to open up her field of historical knowledge.
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Haitian Soldiers at the Battle of Savannah (1779)
The Battle of Savannah, Georgia, which occurred between September 16 and October 18, 1779, became one of the bloodiest battles during...
Baaba Maal (1953- )
Professional singer and guitarist Baaba Maal was born in 1953 in Podor, Northern Senegal, in a fishermen’s family belonging to the Toucouleur people. Nevertheless, his...
Eulalie de Mandeville (1774-1848)
Eulalie de Mandeville was born in 1774 in New Orleans, Louisiana, from the alliance between the prosperous French nobleman, Pierre Philippe Mandeville de...
Leroy “Nicky” Barnes (1933-2012)
Leroy Nicholas (“Nicky”) Barnes, who was born in 1933 in Harlem, was one of the most powerful New York drug dealers...
Hilton Als (1960- )
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Beverley Bryan (1950- )
University professor and political activist Beverley Bryan was born in 1950 in Portland, Jamaica. Her Jamaican parents were part of the “Windrush” generation, the post-World...
Paul Rusesabagina (1954- )
Paul Rusesabagina, a former Rwandan hotel manager who protected 1,268 people from the 1994 Rwandan genocide, was born in 1954 in a Hutu...
Tatiana Rusesabagina (1958- )
Tatiana Rusesabagina, best known for helping her husband Paul Rusesabagina in protecting 1,268 refugees in the Hotel des Milles Collines during the Rwandan...
