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From the Preface:
An old, albeit sexist, Celtic maxim probably says it best. Each man is actually three entities in one: what others think he is, what he thinks he is, and what he really is.
We all know what we Americans think of John Wilkes Booth. He was the craziest of what one biographer of the Booth family called the "Mad Booths of Maryland." That has been his thumb-nail sketch among most Americans, now or in the past.
Joseph H. Bradley, Sr., a counsel defending Booth's compatriot and accused co-conspirator, John H. Surratt, Jr., two years after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, characterized John Wilkes Booth as "[o]ne whose name and reputation will go down to the latest times in this country associated with the most atrocious assassination ever committed." A mite extreme, to be sure, but Bradley can be excused. He was trying to keep John Surratt from suffering the same fate as his mother (a convicted Booth co-conspirator), death by hanging.
To save his client, Bradley laid the whole blame for the killing of Lincoln at Booth's feet. Sur
Michael Jackson
Who Was Michael Jackson?
Known as the “King of Pop,” Michael Jackson was a best-selling American singer, songwriter, and dancer. As a child, Jackson became the lead singer of his family’s popular Motown group, the Jackson 5. He went on to a solo career of astonishing worldwide success, delivering No. 1 hits from the albums Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad. Thriller remains one of the best-selling albums in history. In his later years, Jackson was dogged by allegations of child molestation. The time Grammy Award winner died in at age 50 of a drug overdose just before launching a comeback tour.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Michael Joseph Jackson
BORN: August 29,
DIED: June 25,
BIRTHPLACE: Gary, Indiana
SPOUSES: Lisa Marie Presley () and Debbie Rowe ()
CHILDREN: Michael “Prince,”Paris, and Prince “Blanket”
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: VirgoEarly Life and Family
Michael Jackson, pictured in as a pre-teen, began his professional singing career at age 5.
Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, , in Gary, Indiana. He was the eighth of 10 children born to Joseph Jackson, a crane operator, and Katherine Jackson, a homemaker and a devout Jehovah’s Witness
Michael Jackson, often hailed as the &#;King of Pop,&#; was more than just an iconic American singer, songwriter, and dancer; he was a global phenomenon who reshaped the landscape of music, dance, and popular culture.
His influence extended beyond his Michael Jackson-level dance moves and vocals, touching the hearts and souls of millions worldwide.
Early Life, Family, and Musical Beginnings
Born on August 29, , in Gary, Indiana, Michael Joseph Jackson was the seventh child of Katherine Jackson and Joe Jackson. The Jacksons were a large, working-class family, with Michael growing up alongside his brothers and sisters, including notable siblings like Jermaine Jackson and Janet Jackson. From a young age, Michael showed an extraordinary amount of charisma and energy, often charming every room he entered with his smile and lively personality.
Growing up in a small house on Jackson Street in Gary, Michael&#;s early life was marked by close family bonds and a shared love of music, although his home life had its complexities, largely due to his father&#;s strict discipline. Despite these challenges, Michael&#;s childhood was filled with moments that showcased his artistic talents. H
Triumph & Tragedy: The Life of Michael Jackson
This story was originally published in the special edition dedicated to Michael Jackson.
He was, in the end, precisely what he claimed and struggled to be: the biggest star in the world. If there had been any doubt, it ended on the afternoon of June 25th, , when the news broke that Michael Jackson had died of apparent cardiac arrest in Los Angeles at age The outpouring of first shock, then grief, was the largest, most instantaneous of its kind the world had ever known, short of the events of September 11th, Though the deaths of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. affected history more, and the deaths of Elvis Presley, John Lennon and Kurt Cobain signified the end of epochs, no single death has ever moved so fast around the globe, or to the forefront of all news, as swiftly as Michael Jackson’s.
In the days that followed, news channels, TV specials, feature magazines and front pages tried to understand what happened. Not so much the events of Jackson’s death – though there was confusion surrounding that – but rather the nature of his life and legacy. He was a man with a complicated personality
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