by Robert Wilkinson
Today is the birthday of the immortal artist, poet, and author Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931). Best known for The Prophet, he died young and is revered to this day. He also wrote a collection called The Madman, and thanks to Sagars Waters we have this excellent article worth your time titled Happy Birthday, Kahlil Gibran: The Beloved Poet and Philosopher on the Self and the Liberating Madness of Casting Our Masks Aside. Enjoy!
It's also the death day of the legendary muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell (November 5, 1857 – January 6, 1944). She was a pioneer in the field of investigative journalism, and completely fearless in taking on the powerful and corrupt. Most famous for exposing Standard Oil and the corrupt monopolistic business practices of Rockefeller. It would be equivalent to someone exposing Goldman Sachs' or the Koch brothers' business practices and corruption on the front page of today's news. Anyway, a big salute to a lady who exposed corruption and founded investigative journalism!
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