TV show host Henry Louis Gates

Henry Louis Gates

Living place: West Virginia

Birthday: 16-9-1950 (74 years old)

Population of US 1950: 152,271,417

Global rank: #43868

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TV show host Henry Louis Gates profile

Who is TV show host Henry Louis Gates?
Influential African-American author, scholar, PBS miniseries host, and intellectual and civil servant who writes about race, politics, history, and culture. His scholarly publication, The Meaningful Monkey, won the American Book Award in 1989. He was erroneously arrested outside his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after someone called in complaint of an attempted break-in. The 2009 arrest led to a debate about the racist attitudes of law enforcement officials.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University, where he also completed a doctoral thesis on African American studies. He later taught at Cornell, Duke, and Harvard.

Family life info

He described his West Virginia childhood in his famous memoir, People of Color. He had two daughters with his wife, Sharon Lynn Adams. He and Adams later divorced.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling TV show host Henry Louis Gates?
After being arrested for "breaking into" his house, he went on Oprah Winfrey's talk show to discuss race relations.

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Summary of Henry Louis Gates profile

When was TV show host Henry Louis Gates born?
Henry Louis Gates birthday 16-9-1950 (at the age of 74).
Where is TV show host Henry Louis Gates's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Henry Louis Gates was born in West Virginia, . is a TV show host, whose Zodiac is Virgo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Tiger. Henry Louis Gates's global rank is 43868 and whose rank is 575 in list of famous TV show host. Population of US in 1950 is about 152,271,417 persons.
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Events in 1950 and 16-9

Events in US in the birth year of Henry Louis Gates

  • Truman orders development of hydrogen bomb (Jan. 31).
  • Assassination attempt on President Truman by Puerto Rican nationalists (Nov. 1).
  • Era of McCarthyism begins.

Birthday Henry Louis Gates (16-9) in history

  • Day 16-9 year 1630: The Massachusetts village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston.
  • Day 16-9 year 1810: Mexico began its revolt against Spanish rule.
  • Day 16-9 year 1908: General Motors was founded by William C. Durant.
  • Day 16-9 year 1919: The American Legion was incorporated by an act of Congress.
  • Day 16-9 year 1940: The United States first adopted peacetime conscription when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act into law.
  • Day 16-9 year 1974: President Ford announced conditional amnesty for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.
  • Day 16-9 year 1975: Papua New Guinea became independent.
  • Day 16-9 year 1982: Lebanese Christians massacred hundreds of Palestinian refugees in Beirut.
  • Day 16-9 year 1987: The Montreal Protocol was signed by 25 nations, limiting production of substances that harm the ozone layer. To date, 197 nations have ratified the protocol.
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