Kenneth Best

Kenneth Best, Liberian journalist, founded The Daily Observer

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Born: October 28, 1938
Age in 2026: 88
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1938

About Kenneth Best

Kenneth Yakpawolo Best (born 28 October 1938) is a Liberian journalist who founded the Liberian newspaper The Daily Observer and a paper of the same name in The Gambia. He is the nephew of Americo-Liberian journalist of Caribbean descent Albert Porte. == Biography == Best was born in October 1938 in Harrisburg, St. Paul River in Montserrado County, Liberia to Americo-Liberian parents of West Indian descent. He studied at St. Patrick's Elementary School on Snapper Hill, Monrovia. He entered Booker Washington Institute in 1959, graduating with a diploma in agriculture. On 2 December 1963, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in English and political science from Cuttington University (CU) after studying there since 1960. During his years in CU, he ran a literary magazine, the Cuttington Review,. On 3 December 1963, he was appointed Assistant to the Dean of Liberal Arts of the University of Liberia.

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Career and life highlights

In February 1981, Best and his wife founded the Daily Observer, Liberia's first independent daily newspaper.
The First Liberian Civil War caused Best to relocate his family by fleeing to The Gambia on 1 August 1990.

Kenneth Best timeline

1981In February 1981, Best and his wife founded the Daily Observer, Liberia's first independent daily newspaper.
1990The First Liberian Civil War caused Best to relocate his family by fleeing to The Gambia on 1 August 1990.

The world when Kenneth Best was born

Kenneth Best was born in 1938. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1938

#1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
Top movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
Best-selling bookRebecca – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJoe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling in round 1
Top headlineWar of the Worlds broadcast causes nationwide panic
Technology milestoneNuclear fission discovered
Defining fadSuperman debuts in Action Comics #1
Notable inventionInstant coffee (Nescafé)
World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population129.8M

1938 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kenneth Best's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1938	2026
Gas	$0.20	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,100	$435,000
Average income	$2,800	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	129.8M	341 million

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