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The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, September 27, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, September 27, 2020

It’s the 75th birthday of Kay Ryan (1945), who said, “Poems should leave you feeling freer and not more burdened.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, September 26, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, September 26, 2020

It’s the birthday of composer George Gershwin (1898-1937), whose piece “An American in Paris” featured accompaniment written for taxi horns.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, September 25, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, September 25, 2020

On this day in 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as the first female Supreme Court justice, appointed by President Reagan.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, September 24, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, September 24, 2020

It’s the birthday of Irish poet Eavan Boland (1944-2020). She said, “Poetry is one of the most fugitive arts…therefore the most likely to survive colonization.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, September 23, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, September 23, 2020

It’s the birthday of Victoria Claflin Woodhull (1838-1927), who ran for president in 1872 on a platform including women’s suffrage and nationalization of railroads.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, September 22, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, September 22, 2020

On this day in 1862, President Lincoln signed his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, stating any slave in the Confederacy would be free January 1st.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, September 21, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, September 21, 2020

It’s the birthday of H.G. Wells (1866-1946), author of science fiction books such as “The Time Machine” and “The War of the Worlds.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, September 20, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, September 20, 2020

It’s the birthday of George R.R. Martin (1948), author of the series “A Song of Ice and Fire” which was turned into the HBO show “Game of Thrones.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, September 19, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, September 19, 2020

On this date in 1940, Polish soldier Witold Pilecki allowed himself to be captured by the Nazis so he could find out what was happening at Auschwitz.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, September 18, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, September 18, 2020

It’s the birthday of Swedish-American actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990), who made 28 movies before retiring at the age of 35.

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