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Birth
Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri. -
Do we hear wedding bells?
Maya weds Paul du Feu. -
On the Pulse of the Morning
Maya Angelou reads her poem at the inauguration of President William J. Clinton. -
Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to author and poet Maya Angelou in the East Room of the White House -
Death
She leaves behind a great and noble legacy.
