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The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, July 19, 2020

Posted on July 19, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 1848, the first Convention for Women’s Rights opened in Seneca Falls, New York. Speakers included Lucretia Mott and Frederick Douglass.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, July 18, 2020

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On this day in 1877, inventor Thomas Edison recorded the human voice for the first time at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, July 17, 2020

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It was on this day in 1936 that the Spanish Civil War began with an attempted coup by right-wing forces (Nationalists) against the government (Republicans).

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, July 16, 2020

Posted on July 16, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” was published on this date in 1951. It was turned down by publisher Harcourt, Brace and landed at Little, Brown instead.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, July 15 2020

Posted on July 15, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch (1919-1999), who won the Booker Prize in 1978 for “The Sea, the Sea.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, July 14, 2020

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On this date in 1881, Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in New Mexico Territory. He was 22 years old.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, July 13, 2020

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“The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.” –Nigerian playwright Wole Soynika, born this day in 1934

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, July 12, 2020

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“All paths lead to the same goal: to convey to others what we are.” –poet & diplomat Pablo Neruda, born this day in 1904

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, July 11, 2020

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“To Kill a Mockingbird” was published on this date 60 years ago. Harper Lee said, “I was hoping for a quick and merciful death at the hands of the reviewers.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, July 10, 2020

Posted on July 10, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of inventor Nikola Tesla (Austria-Hungary, 1856), who sailed to America with four cents, plans for a flying machine, and a few of his poems.

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