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The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Posted on June 9, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Cole Porter (1891), who wrote hundreds of songs for movies, television, and Broadway shows including the song “Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, June 8, 2020

Posted on June 8, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), who designed buildings that complemented, or even seemed part of, nature.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, June 7, 2020

Posted on June 7, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of novelist Louise Erdrich (1954), who said, “The point of books is to have way too many but to always feel you never have enough.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, June 6, 2020

Posted on June 6, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1933 that the first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden, New Jersey, bringing a little fun to the tough daily life of the Depression era.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, June 5, 2020

Posted on June 5, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1851, the first words of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe were published, spreading the abolitionist cause to a newly receptive public.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, June 4, 2020

Posted on June 4, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the 80th anniversary of the end of the Allied evacuation from Dunkirk, during which civilians answered the call to rescue Allied troops from the French seaport.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Posted on June 3, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of historical romance writer Kathleen Woodiwiss (1939-2007), who wrote her first novel secretly on a typewriter that she’d gifted to her husband.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Posted on June 2, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1865 that the Civil War came to a formal end. The war took 620,000 American lives.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, June 1, 2020

Posted on June 1, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), who said, “I don’t want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, May 31, 2020

Posted on May 31, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of poet Walt Whitman (1819), who was once fired from a job at the Department of the Interior for being a “very bad man” and a “free lover.”

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