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The Writer’s Almanac for May 31, 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Walt Whitman (1819), who first published “Leaves of Grass” in 1855, and who kept revising and reissuing it until 1891, the year before he died.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 30, 2019

Posted on May 30, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated. The monument has 36 marble columns: one for each state in the union at the time of Lincoln’s assassination.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 29, 2019

Posted on May 29, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

The world premiere of the ballet “The Rite of Spring” caused a riot on this day in 1913. The audience members who weren’t thrown out threw vegetables at the orchestra.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 28, 2019

Posted on May 28, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1830, Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law. About 100,000 Native Americans were forcibly marched thousands of miles to lands undesirable to white colonizers.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 27, 2019

Posted on May 27, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1937 that the Golden Gate Bridge opened to the public. 18,000 people showed up to cross the bridge; many tap-danced the whole way.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 26, 2019

Posted on May 26, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Today’s the birthday of documentary photographer Dorothea Lange (1895), best known for her Depression-era photo “Migrant Mother.”

The Writer’s Almanac for May 25, 2019

Posted on May 25, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803), who not only wrote about his philosophies but also gave more than 1,500 speeches in his lifetime.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 24, 2019

Posted on May 24, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Michael Chabon (1963), who based his 2000 novel “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” on his childhood love of comic books.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 23, 2019

Posted on May 23, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Margaret Wise Brown (1910), who wrote “Goodnight Moon” and who famously told a reporter she did not particularly like children.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 22, 2019

Posted on May 22, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Arthur Conan Doyle (1859), who wrote 56 short stories and four novels starring his character Sherlock Holmes.

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