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On this day, 5 October 1959

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Birth of the American sculptor and artist Maya Lin

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Maya Lin designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. The main memorial, completed in 1982 amid considerable controversy, is a black V-shaped granite wall bearing the names of the 58,000 American personnel lost during the conflict etched into a highly polished surface that reflects the visitor’s image.

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