DID YOU KNOW: 120th anniversary of Carlos P. Romulo

Today, Jan. 14, is the 120th birth anniversary of Carlos P. Romulo, the first Asian to become United Nations General Assembly president.

Also a Pulitzer-winning journalist, he was named National Artist for Literature in 1982.

Romulo wrote and published 18 books, including a novel, “The United,” and an autobiography, “I Walked with Heroes.”

He died on Dec. 15, 1985. —Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research

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