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The Writer’s Almanac for April 21, 2019

Posted on April 21, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1939 that Billie Holiday recorded the song “Strange Fruit,” which begins, “Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root.”

The Writer’s Almanac for April 20, 2019

Posted on April 20, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1939 that Billie Holiday recorded the song “Strange Fruit,” which begins, “Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root.”

The Writer’s Almanac for April 19, 2019

Posted on April 19, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1927 that actress Mae West was sentenced to 10 days in prison for her starring role in the play Sex, which she also wrote and directed.

The Writer’s Almanac for April 18, 2019

Posted on April 18, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of the man who gave his name to CliffsNotes: Clifton Keith Hillegass, born in Rising City, Nebraska, in 1918.

The Writer’s Almanac for April 17, 2019

Posted on April 17, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

“Whan than Aprill, with his shoures soote…” According to legend, it was on this day in 1397 that Geoffrey Chaucer recited The Canterbury Tales to the court of Richard II.

The Writer’s Almanac for April 16, 2019

Posted on April 16, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1852 that the Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev was arrested for writing an obituary for Nikolai Gogol.

The Writer’s Almanac for April 15, 2019

Posted on April 15, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1912 that the RMS Titanic sank. There were 2,228 people on board and only 705 people survived.

The Writer’s Almanac for April 14, 2019

Posted on April 14, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1865, five days after General Lee’s surrender, President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC. He died the next morning.

The Writer’s Almanac for April 13, 2019

Posted on April 13, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of founding father Thomas Jefferson (Virginia, 1743), who kept exhaustive notes on the states of his turnips, lettuces, artichokes, tomatoes, eggplants, and squash.

The Writer’s Almanac for April 12, 2019

Posted on April 12, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Jon Krakauer (1954), who based “Into the Wild” on the true story of a college graduate who changed his name, walked into the Alaskan wilderness to start anew, and perished 4 months later.

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