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Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial
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Maya Lin
American designer and artist (born 1959)
Maya Ying Lin is an American architect, designer, and sculptor. Born in Athens, Ohio to Chinese immigrants, she attended Yale University to study architecture. She has an older brother, the poet Tan Lin.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
U.S. national memorial in Washington, DC
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. The two-acre (8,100 m2) site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Civil Rights Memorial
American memorial in Montgomery, Alabama
The Civil Rights Memorial is an American memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, created by Maya Lin. The names of 41 people are inscribed on the granite fountain as martyrs who were killed in the civil rights movement. The memorial is sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
October 5
Day of the year
October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 87 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)