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Stanley Karnow

Stanley Karnow, American journalist and historian (died 2013)

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Born
February 4, 1925
Died
January 27, 2013
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1925

About Stanley Karnow

Stanley Abram Karnow was an American journalist and historian. He is best known for his writings on East Asia and the Vietnam War. Karnow’s first book was his text for Southeast Asia (1962), a volume in his employer's illustrated, mass-market, Life World Library series. The series aired in 1983, was PBS's most-watched documentary series to date, and won numerous awards.

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Stanley Karnow timeline

  1. Karnow’s first book was his text for Southeast Asia (1962), a volume in his employer's illustrated, mass-market, Life World Library series.
  2. The series aired in 1983, was PBS's most-watched documentary series to date, and won numerous awards.

The world when Stanley Karnow was born

Stanley Karnow was born in 1925. 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 1925

  • #1 song"Sweet Georgia Brown"
  • Top movieThe Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookThe Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRed Grange signs with the Chicago Bears
  • Top headlineThe Scopes Trial captivates America
  • Technology milestoneTelevision demonstrated by John Logie Baird
  • Defining fadCharleston dance craze
  • Notable inventionMasking tape
  • World population1.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • U.S. population115.8M

1925 versus 2026

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

Measure19252026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$3,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population115.8M341 million

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