American journalist and author (died 2003)

Michael Kelly

Michael Thomas Kelly was an American journalist for The New York Times, a columnist for The Washington Post and The New Yorker, and a magazine editor for The New Republic, National Journal, and The Atlantic. He came to prominence through his reporting on the 1990–1991 Gulf War, and was well known for his political profiles and commentary. He suffered professional embarrassment for his role as senior editor in the Stephen Glass scandal at The New Republic. Kelly was killed in 2003 while covering the invasion of Iraq; he was the first American journalist to die during the war.

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1957

March 17

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1957 Born

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-45 In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda.
180 Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of eighteen, following the death of his father, Marcus Aurelius.
455 Petronius Maximus becomes, with support of the Roman Senate, emperor of the Western Roman Empire; he forces Licinia Eudoxia, the widow of his predecessor, Valentinian III, to marry him.
1337 Edward the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first duchy in England.

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The world in 1957

When Michael arrived

april 11 United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
april 24 Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
april 30 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery enters into force.
april 6 The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines".

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Claressa Shields 1995– American boxer and mixed martial artist Daniel Sprong 1997– Dutch ice hockey player Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre 1665–1729 French harpsichord player and composer (born 1665) Gene Ween 1970– American singer-songwriter and guitarist James IV of Scotland (died 1513) 1473– John Wayne Gacy 1942–1994 American serial killer and rapist (died 1994) Justin Hawkins 1975– English singer-songwriter Kate Greenaway 1846– English author and illustrator (died 1901) Lawrence Oates 1880– English lieutenant and explorer (died 1912)

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Osama bin Laden 1957–2011 Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (died 2011) Ade Edmondson 1957– English comedian and musician Ben Howland 1957– American basketball player and coach Bill Cartwright 1957– American basketball player and coach Bill Cowher 1957– American football player, coach, and analyst Bret Hart 1957– Canadian wrestler Bryan Robson 1957– English footballer and manager Chalermchai Sitthisart 1957– Thai military officer, 40th Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army Charlie Brandt 1957–2004 American serial killer (died 2004)

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