🎂 Poet Maya Angelou is born (1928)
Where: St. Louis, USA
📅 On This Day: April 4
April 4, 1928: Poet Maya Angelou is born. American poet and writer Maya Angelou was born on this day in 1928 in St. Louis. As a child she stopped speaking for years, but her love of books and poems helped her find her voice again. Her book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings still gives people courage.
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🧠 Question of the day
What helped Maya Angelou find her voice again?
- Books and poems
- Cooking
- Soccer
Show the answer
Answer: Books and poems
🎂 Landmarks that opened on April 4
Questions
What happened on April 4?
April 4, 1928: Poet Maya Angelou is born. It happened in St. Louis, USA.
Which landmarks opened on April 4?
Sultan Abdul Samad Building (inaugurated 1897).
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