Presidential Medal of Freedom

Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)It’s been a busy week at the White House. Following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, a trip overseas, and calls to change the filibuster, President Biden today announced the recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. And Steve Jobs has posthumously made the cut.The CEO, co-founder, and chair of Apple, passed away in 2011 but the iPhone and Pixar Animation Studios live on. The White House website states “His vision, imagination and creativity led to inventions that…

One of the well-known names of the literary world, Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926. While she passed away in February 2016, the American novelist gave some rich literary texts that will remain with us for a lifetime. Lee is famously known for her 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which also went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. Despite just publishing two books, Lee received various honours and accolades, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007. On her 94th birth anniversary, here’s…