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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, June 19, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, June 19, 2020

Today is Juneteenth, which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. It’s also the anniversary of the passing of the Civil Rights Act (1964).

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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, June 18, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, June 18, 2020

On this day in 1983, Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. She said, “I’m sure it was the most fun I’ll ever have in my life.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, June 17, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Today is the birthday of poet, essayist, and translator Ron Padgett (1942), whose poetry has been featured many times on the Almanac.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, June 16, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, June 16, 2020

It’s the birthday of the Apache leader Geronimo (1829), who died in 1909 as a prisoner of war in a military hospital in Oklahoma City.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, June 15, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, June 15, 2020

100 years ago today, three young black men were lynched in Duluth, Minnesota after being wrongfully accused of raping a white woman.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, June 14, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, June 14, 2020

It’s the birthday of photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White (1904), who broke gender barriers and who was nicknamed “Maggie the Indestructible” at Life magazine.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, June 13, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, June 13, 2020

On this day in 1966, the historic Miranda v. Arizona case was decided, giving rise to the requirement for police to read suspects their “Miranda rights” when arresting them.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, June 12, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, June 12, 2020

On this day in 1963, civil rights leader and World War Two veteran Medgar Evers was murdered by a Ku Klux Klan member. The KKK member was found guilty 31 years later.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, June 11, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, June 11, 2020

It’s the birthday of playwright Ben Jonson (1572), a contemporary of Shakespeare whose mischievous writings and behaviors nearly got him executed multiple times.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, June 10, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, June 10, 2020

It’s the birthday of Saul Bellow (1915), who grew up in Chicago as an undocumented immigrant and who said, “in expressing love we belong among the undeveloped countries.”

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