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Oprah Winfrey is born
Oprah Winfrey was born January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Although she is one of the most successful women in entertainment, she was not born into wealth. She grew up on a farm with her grandmother for the first six years of her life. The life she had there was not how she wanted to live the rest of her life. When she was just about four years of age she thought, "My life won't be like this. My life won't be like this, it will be better" (Academy of Achievment). Her life would change, -
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Oprah is raped
At the young age of nine, Oprah was raped by her cousin, family friend, and uncle (Academy of Acheivment). Going through such a hardship was so difficult and life changing for such a young girl. Being only in 5th grade, Oprah was told how babies were made. Not being knowledable on the topic but knowing what happened to her, she thought she could be carrying a baby ("Oprah's Final Farewell"). She never told anyone of these instances until her mid twenties but now she knows how these traumatic -
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instances have made her who she is today. She now knows she can help others who have gone through horrible hardships as well. Oprah is the strong person she is today from overcoming such horrible obstacles in her life. -
Oprah gets her first job on television
After being on the radio, which was her high school job, Oprah started getting calls from the television station ("Oprah Winfrey on Career, Life, and Leadership"). She feared not being able to finish college if she took the television job but realized she would manage both in order to develop the career she wanted. Her idol was Barbra Walters so she focused a lot on trying to speak such as her and act like her. After about three years in television and being an anchor, she discovered television -
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at this Baltimore station was not what she was meant to be doing. Oprah wasn't meant to be a serious anchor on the news. Soon to be fired at the age of 22, Oprah went on a talk show for her first time and found her true calling (Academy of Achievement). -
The Oprah Winfrey Show aires for the first time
On September 8, 1986 Oprah's very own talk show titled, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" aired. It was viewed by over 10 million people and by the end of its first year the show had made over $125 million ("Oprah Winfrey"). She talked about a variety of topics with a variety of people. From celebrities, to normal people struggling, Oprah entertained her viewers with every episode ("Oprah's Final Farewell"). -
Oprah has her car giveaway
The audience at Oprah's show on September 13, 2004 would have a day they would never forget. On the show Oprah decided to have a giant give away. The audience was clueless that they would be recieving a car. She called 11 people on stage and told them they were getting the new Pontiac G-6. She then said that there was one more car to give away to one more person who was in the audience. A box was passed out to everyone and the person with the keys in the box would get the car. The audience -
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members open their boxes to find they all had won a car. "You get a car and you get a car and YOU get a car," Oprah shouted over and over. "You all get cars!" She yells and runs around the stage with excitment as her audience members yell and cry with happiness. Oprah gave all of her audience members a brand new free car which many say reflects how much money she has. Oprah, however, wanted to give back to her viewers who inspire her so much. She knew there was few gifts better than a car (Own -
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Oprah aires her last show
After 25 years and 4,561 episodes of success Oprah has one final episode to the Oprah Winfrey show. She ends the season with tears and inspiration thanking all of her fans for how they have changed her life. She says farewell telling everyone, "You and this show have been the great love of my life" ("Oprah's Final Farewell"). Throughout the show Oprah showed how much she cares for people and has impacted the lives of many. Whether she assisted with sending over 400 men to attend to college, or -
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talking to a group of college students teaching them how to find their calling in life, she affects the lifes of all in a positive way ("Oprah Winfrey on Career, Life, and Leadership"). Oprah has made a name for herself and there are very few, if any, people in this day in age who don't know who Oprah Winfrey is.
