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The Writer’s Almanac for January 31, 2019

Posted on January 31, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of writer, translator, synesthete, and guy-who-can-recite-pi-by-memory Daniel Tammet (1979).

The Writer’s Almanac for January 30, 2019

Posted on January 30, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the anniversary of Bloody Sunday (1972), the day on which the British army shot 27 unarmed civil rights demonstrators in Northern Ireland.

The Writer’s Almanac for January 29, 2019

Posted on January 29, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1845 that Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” was published, a poem that Abraham Lincoln memorized.

The Writer’s Almanac for January 28, 2019

Posted on January 28, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1754 that the word “serendipity,” meaning “the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for,” was first coined.

The Writer’s Almanac for January 27, 2019

Posted on January 27, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Mozart (1756), who said, “Music, in even the most terrible situations, must never offend the ear but always remain a source of pleasure.”

The Writer’s Almanac for January 26, 2019

Posted on January 26, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1784, Ben Franklin wrote about his displeasure about the choice of bald eagle as the symbol of America, calling it a “Bird of bad moral Character.”

The Writer’s Almanac for January 25, 2019

Posted on January 25, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of the late Etta James (Los Angeles, 1938). She recorded a version of “At Last” in 1960, and it remained her signature song throughout her life.

The Writer’s Almanac for January 24, 2019

Posted on January 24, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Edith Wharton (1862), who was the first woman to ever win a Pulitzer Prize, for her novel “The Age of Innocence.”

The Writer’s Almanac for January 23, 2019

Posted on January 23, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1977 that the miniseries “Roots” premiered on ABC. Restaurants and shops cleared out while it was showing, and bars showed it on their TVs in order to keep customers there.

The Writer’s Almanac for January 22, 2019

Posted on January 22, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of British Romantic poet Lord Byron (1788), who was called “mad, bad, and dangerous to know” by one of his many lovers.

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