In this Oct. 16, 1971 file photo, Evangelist Billy Graham and President Nixon wave to a crowd of 12,500 at ceremonies honoring Graham at Charlotte, N.C. (Source: AP Photo, File) In this Oct. 16, 1971 file photo, Evangelist Billy Graham and President Nixon wave to a crowd of 12,500 at ceremonies honoring Graham at Charlotte, N.C. (Source: AP Photo, File)Christian evangelist Billy Graham, who had long suffered from cancer, pneumonia and other ailments, died on Wednesday at his North Carolina home. Dubbed America’s pastor, Billy Graham transformed American religious life through his religious activism. In 1983, Graham received America’s highest civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Donald Trump tweeted: “The GREAT Billy Graham is dead. Graham was born in North Carolina on his family’s dairy farm on November 7, 1918.

Source: Indian Express February 21, 2018 16:32 UTC