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The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Posted on September 1, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), who wrote “Tarzan of the Apes” and who bought a section of Los Angeles that’s now known as Tarzana.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, August 31, 2020

Posted on August 31, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of pioneering educator Maria Montessori (1870-1952), who emphasized independence, self-directed learning, and learning from peers.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, August 30, 2020

Posted on August 30, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 30 B.C. that Queen Cleopatra of Egypt killed herself with a snake rather than remain the prisoner of Octavian.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, August 29, 2020

Posted on August 29, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day 15 years ago that Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast near New Orleans. More than 80% of the city was eventually flooded.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, August 28, 2020

Posted on August 28, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, August 27, 2020

Posted on August 27, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of philosopher Georg Hegel (1770), whose concept of dialectic posited that all human progress is driven by the conflict between opposites.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Posted on August 26, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 1873, the St. Louis, Missouri, school board authorized the first public kindergarten in the United States, thanks to Susan Blow’s activism.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Posted on August 25, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

“Without language there is no poetry, without poetry there’s just talk. Talk is cheap and proves nothing.” –Charles Wright, former U.S. Poet Laureate

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, August 24, 2020

Posted on August 24, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in the year 410 that Rome was sacked by the Visigoths. It was the first time in 800 years that Rome was successfully invaded.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, August 23, 2020

Posted on August 23, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1939 that the governments of Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, shocking many American communists.

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