Remembering Newsmakers Who Died in 2023 — VOA Learning English
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2024 is just hours away. Before the world welcomes a new year, we remember some of the influential people who died in 2023.
Sandra Day O'Connor
We start with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
O’Connor died on December 1. She made history in 1981 when she became the first woman appointed to the United States’ highest court. She served in the position for 25 years.
The judge was considered a centrist, or a moderate, in her court opinions. She was often considered the “swing vote” on major issues such as abortion, affirmative action and voting rights.
Sandra Day O’Connor was born in El Paso, Texas in 1930. She grew up on a large cow farm there.
The young Sandra was an excellent student…
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