alliteration noun [U]. âº English the repetition of âconsonants at the âbeginning of two or more words, as in âlive and âlearn. (Definition of alliteration from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).
Walter Dean Myers, noted author of books for young adults, was born in Martinsburg, WV, in August 1937 to an impoverished family. His mother died when he was only 3, leaving his father with seven young children and a family in chaos. Unable to manage on his own, Myers' father gave custody of his young son and two of his daughters to Herbert and Florence Dean. The Deans became Walter foster parents. They moved their new extended family to the Harlem district of New York City, where both parents found blue-collar jobs to support their children.
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr., was born on November 4, 1916, in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the son of Helen Lena (nee NÃ©e; Fritsche august â 1892 november), 1993 And. Dr Walter Leland (Cronkite september â 1893 may), 1973 a. dentistn mid-February 1968, on the urging of his executive producer Ernest Leiser, Cronkite and Leiser journeyed to Vietnam to cover the aftermath of the Tet Offensive. They were invited to dine with General Creighton Abrams, the current commander of all forces in Vietnam, whom Cronkite knew from World War II.