Every age sort of has its own history. History is really the stories that we retell to ourselves to make them relevant to every age. So we put our own values and our own spin on it.
When the Israeli leaders launched their expansionist war in June 1967 they never envisaged that 40 years later they would still be haunted by the consequences.
Lauren Bacall, Actress (1924) |
Georges Bataille, Writer (1897) |
Elgin Baylor, Athlete (1934) |
Julian Castro, Politician (1974) |
Jo Ann Emerson, Politician (1950) |
Richard Engel, Journalist (1973) |
Peter Falk, Actor (1927) |
Henry Louis Gates, Critic (1950) |
Guy Hamilton, Director (1922) |
Ian Harding, Actor (1986) |
Maria Callas, Musician (1977) |
James Jeans, Physicist (1946) |