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The Writer’s Almanac for February 20, 2019

Posted on February 20, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1877 that Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet “Swan Lake” premiered in Moscow. It was Tchaikovsky’s first ballet, and it got bad reviews.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 19, 2019

Posted on February 19, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of writer Amy Tan (1952), who wrote a book of short stories in the span of about four months that became the bestseller “The Joy Luck Club.”

The Writer’s Almanac for February 18, 2019

Posted on February 18, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of novelist Toni Morrison (1931), whose mother always sang while she did chores, everything from opera arias to the blues.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 17, 2019

Posted on February 17, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1913 that the Armory Show opened in New York City, the first comprehensive exhibition of modern art in this country. The exhibit featured works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Marcel Duchamp, and more.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 16, 2019

Posted on February 16, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 1937, Wallace Carothers and DuPont Chemical Company were granted a patent for the synthetic polymer called nylon.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 15, 2019

Posted on February 15, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 2001, a working draft of the human genome was published. Scientists had expected to find that humans had more than 100,000 genes, but we have only about 20,000.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 14, 2019

Posted on February 14, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

For Valentine’s Day, a few excerpts of love letters from famous authors, and a poem by Connie Wanek, “First Love.”

The Writer’s Almanac for February 13, 2019

Posted on February 13, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of American religious historian Elaine Pagels (1943), whose work “The Gnostic Gospels” was named one of the best 100 books of the 20th century.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 12, 2019

Posted on February 12, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were both born this day in 1809. Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” (1859) came out the year before Lincoln was elected president.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 11, 2019

Posted on February 11, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1990 that Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster Prison, outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years behind bars.

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