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The Writer’s Almanac for February 10, 2019

Posted on February 10, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht (1898), who said, “Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.”

The Writer’s Almanac for February 9, 2019

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On this day in 1964, the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time as 73 million people watched from home.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 8, 2019

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It was on this day in 1910 that the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated as a youth organization in the United States.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 7, 2019

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It’s the birthday of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), whose books have all remained in print since the time they were first published.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 6, 2019

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It’s the birthday of journalist Michael Pollan (1955), whose newest book explores not food but the benefit of psychedelics.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 5, 2019

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Charlie Chaplin’s movie “Modern Times” opened in New York on this day in 1936. It was the only film to include Chaplin’s voice.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 4, 2019

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Fifteen years ago today, Mark Zuckerberg launched the website for Facebook (then called “The Facebook”).

The Writer’s Almanac for February 3, 2019

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It’s the birthday of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821), who became the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States; her sister Emily was the third.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 2, 2019

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310 years ago today, the Scottish sailor who inspired “Robinson Crusoe” was rescued from the island where he had been marooned for four years.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 1, 2019

Posted on February 1, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of the poet Langston Hughes, born in Joplin, Missouri in 1902, who became a leader of the Harlem Renaissance in New York.

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