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Walter Rodney

Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian, scholar and activist (died 1980)

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Born
March 23, 1942
Died
June 13, 1980
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1942

About Walter Rodney

Walter Anthony Rodney was a Guyanese historian, political activist and academic. His notable works include How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, first published in 1972. He was assassinated in Georgetown, Guyana, in 1980. In 1982, the American Historical Association posthumously awarded Walter Rodney the Albert J. He attended the University College of the West Indies in 1960 and was awarded a first-class honours degree in history in 1963.

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Walter Rodney timeline

  1. He attended the University College of the West Indies in 1960 and was awarded a first-class honours degree in history in 1963.
  2. His notable works include How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, first published in 1972.
  3. In 1982, the American Historical Association posthumously awarded Walter Rodney the Albert J.

The world when Walter Rodney was born

Walter Rodney was born in 1942. 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 1942

  • #1 song"White Christmas" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieCasablanca
  • Best-selling bookThe Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Negro League World Series
  • Top headlineBattle of Midway becomes turning point of WWII in the Pacific
  • Technology milestoneEnrico Fermi achieves first nuclear chain reaction
  • Defining fadRationing and war bonds
  • Notable inventionNapalm
  • World population2.35 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population134.9M

1942 versus 2026

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

Measure19422026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population134.9M341 million

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