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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, March 27, 2020

Posted on March 27, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1912, President Taft’s wife, Helen, and the wife of the ambassador from Japan planted the first of Washington, D.C.’s cherry trees.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, March 26, 2020

Posted on March 26, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Featuring a poem by Bill Holm (1943-2009) called “What Beethoven’s Music Will Do to You.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Posted on March 25, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you odd.” –writer Flannery O’Connor, born this day in 1925

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Posted on March 24, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1882, German doctor and early microbiologist Robert Koch announced that he had found the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, March 23, 2020

Posted on March 23, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Ten years ago on this day, President Barack Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act, extending healthcare to almost 32 million Americans.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, March 22, 2020

Posted on March 22, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

“I don’t think people read poetry because they’re interested in the poet. I think they’re read poetry because they’re interested in themselves.” –Billy Collins, born this day in 1941

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, March 21, 2020

Posted on March 21, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the anniversary of the first day of the Alabama Freedom March in 1965. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act less than five months later.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, March 20, 2020

Posted on March 20, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1852 that Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was published, inspired by Stowe’s opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, March 19, 2020

Posted on March 19, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of comedian Jackie “Moms” Mabley (1894), who rose from difficult circumstances to become the first female headliner at The Apollo in 1939.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Posted on March 18, 2020 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Wilfred Owen (1893), one of the first poets to depict the horrifying realities of war as opposed to the patriotic aspects. He died in the Great War at age 25.

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