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The Writer’s Almanac for March 22, 2019

Posted on March 22, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of translator Edith Grossman (1936), who translated Don Quixote and many of Gabriel García Marquez’s books.

The Writer’s Almanac for March 21, 2019

Posted on March 21, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685), who, as a teenage organist, criticized the choir, took prolonged absences, and got in fights with bassoonists.

The Writer’s Almanac for March 20, 2019

Posted on March 20, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

The vernal equinox occurs today for the northern hemisphere, the time when the earth’s axis is aligned with the center of the sun.

The Writer’s Almanac for March 19, 2019

Posted on March 19, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Sixteen years ago on this day, President George W. Bush announced the beginning of the Iraq War.

The Writer’s Almanac for March 18, 2019

Posted on March 18, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

The “Gardner Heist” took place this day in 1990, carried out by a pair of thieves disguised as Boston police officers with fake mustaches.

The Writer’s Almanac for March 17, 2019

Posted on March 17, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s St. Patrick’s Day, a feast day honoring the patron saint of Ireland, who actually was born in England and was kidnapped and taken to Ireland as a child.

The Writer’s Almanac for March 16, 2019

Posted on March 16, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of comedian Henny Youngman (1906), whose one-liners included, “I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.”

The Writer’s Almanac for March 15, 2019

Posted on March 15, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

The first Internet domain name was registered on this date in 1985. That year, 5 more .com domains were registered. Today, there are over 330 million.

The Writer’s Almanac for March 14, 2019

Posted on March 14, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

“The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.” –Albert Einstein, born this day in 1879

The Writer’s Almanac for March 13, 2019

Posted on March 13, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of journalist Janet Flanner (1892), who wrote the “Letter from Paris” feature for the New Yorker for 50 years.

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