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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, September 7, 2019

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, September 7, 2019

It’s the birthday of Edith Sitwell, who once said “I am not an eccentric. It’s just that I am more alive than most people. I am an unpopular electric eel in a pool of catfish.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, September 6, 2019

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, September 6, 2019

Today we feature the poem “While I Was Sleeping” by Olivia Stiffler and celebrate the birthday of Alice Sebold, author of “The Lovely Bones.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, September 5, 2019

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, September 5, 2019

Today is the birthday of comedian and actor Bob Newhart who said, “Don’t rush into adulthood; it isn’t all that much fun.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, September 4, 2019

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, September 4, 2019

It was on this day in 1886 that Geronimo, the last major Native American warrior, surrendered after 30 years of fighting in Arizona.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, September 3, 2019

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, September 3, 2019

It’s the birthday of the youngest woman ever to receive the Booker Prize: Kiran Desai, born in New Delhi, India (1971).

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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, September 2, 2019

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, September 2, 2019

It was on this day in 1901 that Theodore Roosevelt uttered his famous words “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, September 1, 2019

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, September 1, 2019

San Francisco’s first cable car, invented by Andrew Smith Hallidie, began regular service on this date in 1873.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, August 31, 2019

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, August 31, 2019

The first radio news program was aired on Detroit’s 8MK on this date in 1920. Today that station operates under the call letters WWJ.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, August 30, 2019

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, August 30, 2019

The author of the novel “Frankenstein,” Mary Wollstoncraft Shelley, was born on this day in 1797.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, August 29, 2019

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, August 29, 2019

It’s the birthday of John Locke, who wrote, “Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”

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