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Kanye Omar West, also referred to as Ye, Yeezy, Saint Pablo, Yeezus, was born on this day in 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. As a rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, businessman, fashion designer, he has parlayed his multi-talents into achieving much in his relatively young life, including becoming a billionaire. In 2020, he undertook a ran for the Presidency of the United States.

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On this day in 1968, James Earl Ray, the escaped convict alleged to have murdered Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, in Memphis, Tennessee, was captured at an airport in London, England,