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Krist Novoselic was born
on this day in 1965

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Krist Anthony Novoselic — the American musician and political activist who co-founded the rock band Nirvana — was born on this day — May 16, 1965 — in Compton, California.

He is a graduate of Washington State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences.

While best known as the bassist for Nirvana, Novoselic has remained active in both music and civic life following the band’s dissolution. He formed several subsequent musical projects, including Sweet 75 and Eyes Adrift, and currently plays in the band Giants in the Trees. Outside of music, he is a prominent advocate for electoral reform and has served as the board chair of FairVote, a non-profit organization dedicated to voting rights and fair representation.

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The story of the Latter-day Saints begins with a confused teenage boy. It was the spring of 1820, and the town of Palmyra, New York, was in the throes of the Second Great Awakening. Fevered Christian revivals were everywhere. New sects were sprouting, and preachers competed fiercely for converts. To Joseph Smith, a 14-year-old farm boy with little education, the frenzy was at once exhilarating and disorienting. As he would later write in his personal history, he became consumed with the question of which church to join—sampling worship services, consulting scripturians, and growing ever more concerned about the state of his soul.
~ McKay Coppins via The Atlantic

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