A look back at the life of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, who led her country and the royal family through moments of enormous upheaval.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96; Was World’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
She ruled over Britain for seven decades, unshakably committed to the rituals of her role amid epic social and economic change and family scandal.
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Bernard Shaw, CNN’s Lead Anchor for 20 Years, Dies at 82
He covered the gulf war and the protests in Tiananmen Square and became one of the first Black anchors of a prime-time network news program.
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Anne Garrels, Fearless NPR Correspondent, Dies at 71
She reported on conflicts around the world and for a time was the only American broadcast journalist reporting from Baghdad during the U.S. “shock and awe” bombing campaign in 2003.
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Peter Straub, Literary Master of the Supernatural, Dies at 79
A fan of Henry James and John Ashbery, he brought a poet’s sensibility to stories about ghosts, demons and other things that go bump in the night.