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The Writer’s Almanac for July 29, 2019

Posted on July 29, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Stanley Kunitz (1905), who was appointed the tenth Poet Laureate of the United States when he was 95 years old.

The Writer’s Almanac for July 28, 2019

Posted on July 28, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

“I experience poems with pleasure: whether I understand them or not I’m not quite sure.”
–poet John Ashbery, born this day in 1927

The Writer’s Almanac for July 27, 2019

Posted on July 27, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

230 years ago on this day, the Department of Foreign Affairs––later renamed the State Department––was created. Thomas Jefferson served as the first secretary of state.

The Writer’s Almanac for July 26, 2019

Posted on July 26, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of movie director Stanley Kubrick (1928). His best-known films include “2001: A Space Odyssey”; “A Clockwork Orange”; and “The Shining.”

The Writer’s Almanac for July 25, 2019

Posted on July 25, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1952, the archipelago of Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the United States.

The Writer’s Almanac for July 24, 2019

Posted on July 24, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Amelia Earhart (1897). She had been studying medicine when she went to her first air show in California, and it was then that she decided to become a pilot.

The Writer’s Almanac for July 23, 2019

Posted on July 23, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1903 that the Ford Motor Company sold its first car. The Model A was painted red, fit two people, had no roof, and reached 28 mph at top speed.

The Writer’s Almanac for July 22, 2019

Posted on July 22, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Johann Gregor Mendel (1822), whose experiments on pea plants helped him develop his theory of inheritance, including the notion of recombination of genes.

The Writer’s Almanac for July 21, 2019

Posted on July 21, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

The first U.S. train robbery west of the Mississippi took place in Adair, Iowa, on this day in 1873, when the James Gang held up the Rock Island Express.

The Writer’s Almanac for July 20, 2019

Posted on July 20, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing. Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin left a plaque on the moon that ended with, “We came in peace for all mankind.”

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