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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 is a Liberian journalist who founded the Liberian newspaper The Daily Observer and a paper of the same name in The Gambia. 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.

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Kenneth Best timeline

  1. In February 1981, Best and his wife founded the Daily Observer, Liberia's first independent daily newspaper.
  2. The 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.

Measure19382026
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
Population129.8M341 million

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