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The Writer’s Almanac for April 1, 2019

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Apple was founded on this date in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, who later sold his stock for about $2,000.

The Writer’s Almanac for March 31, 2019

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On this day in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated. A petition of 300 names decried the tower as being ”useless” and a “monstrosity.”

The Writer’s Almanac for March 30, 2019

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On this day in 1858, Hymen Lipman of Philadelphia patented the first pencil to have an attached eraser.

The Writer’s Almanac for March 29, 2019

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On this day in 1886, the first batch of Coca-Cola was brewed in a backyard in Georgia. The key ingredients were cocaine and caffeine.

The Writer’s Almanac for March 28, 2019

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It’s the birthday of novelist Lauren Weisberger (1977), who turned her experience as assistant to Vogue editor-in-chief into the book “The Devil Wears Prada.”

The Writer’s Almanac for March 27, 2019

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Today is the birthday of the woman who wrote the song “Happy Birthday to You”: Patty Smith Hill (1868).

The Writer’s Almanac for March 26, 2019

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It’s the birthday of Robert Frost (1874), who said, “A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.”

The Writer’s Almanac for March 25, 2019

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“A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.”
––Gloria Steinem, born this day in 1934

The Writer’s Almanac for March 24, 2019

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Today is the birthday of Fanny Crosby (1820), who wrote between 3,000 and 8,000 hymns during her lifetime, including “Blessed Assurance.”

The Writer’s Almanac for March 23, 2019

Posted on March 23, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Fannie Merritt Farmer (1857), who published the first American cookbook that came with simple, precise cooking instructions.

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