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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, June 20, 2022

Posted on June 20, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Vikram Seth, born in Calcutta, India (1952), author of “A Suitable Boy”, the longest single-volume work of fiction in English since 1747.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, June 19, 2022

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by the United States Senate on this date. It prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in employment, voting, and the use of public facilities.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, June 18, 2022

Posted on June 18, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, from Newfoundland to Wales.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, June 17, 2022

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“If I don’t make line breaks, it’s a prose poem. The line breaks are part of the dance of the poem. If I’m not dancing, I don’t know what steps to take. I don’t know whether to turn or to bow or to move quickly or whatever. I don’t know what to do if I don’t have the line breaks.”–Ron Padgett (1942).

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, June 16, 2022

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“A writer who has published as many books as I have has developed, of necessity, a hide like a rhino’s, while inside there dwells a frail, hopeful butterfly of a spirit.” –Joyce Carol Oates, born on this day in New York in 1938

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, June 15, 2022

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On this day in 1752, Benjamin Franklin is believed to have performed his famous kite experiment proving that lightning is electricity.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, June 14, 2022

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Ernesto “Che” Guevara was born on this day in Argentina in 1928. In 1954 he wrote, “I will perfect myself and accomplish whatever may be necessary in order to become a true revolutionary.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, June 13, 2022

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Today is the birthday of British mystery writer Dorothy L. (Leigh) Sayers (1893). One of the first female graduates from Oxford, she got her degree in medieval literature.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, June 12, 2022

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It’s the birthday of sociologist and writer Harriet Martineau, born in Norwich, England (1802). She said, “Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, June 11, 2022

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Playwright Ben Johnson, peer, and rival to William Shakespeare is believed to be born on this day in England, 1572.

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