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The Writer’s Almanac for June 7, 2019

Posted on June 7, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of novelist Louise Erdrich (1954), who once said, “If you value your relationships with your children, you can’t write about them.”

The Writer’s Almanac for June 6, 2019

Posted on June 6, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

The Great Seattle Fire destroyed downtown Seattle on this date in 1889. Once rebuilt, Seattle was reborn from a town of 25,000 to a city of 40,000.

The Writer’s Almanac for June 5, 2019

Posted on June 5, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1977––forty-two years ago––the Apple II computer went on sale. It was the first successful mass-produced microcomputer for home use.

The Writer’s Almanac for June 4, 2019

Posted on June 4, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, wherein the Chinese government leveled military tanks and troops against students and workers.

The Writer’s Almanac for June 3, 2019

Posted on June 3, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Kathleen Woodiwiss (1939), who set the template for the historical romance novel as we know it today. Her first novel sold 600,000 copies upon its publication in 1972.

The Writer’s Almanac for June 2, 2019

Posted on June 2, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1692, the Court of Oyer and Terminer convened in Salem Town, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem Witch Trials.

The Writer’s Almanac for June 1, 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Marilyn Monroe (1926), who was “discovered” by photographers while working in an airplane factory during World War II. They persuaded her to become a model.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 31, 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Walt Whitman (1819), who first published “Leaves of Grass” in 1855, and who kept revising and reissuing it until 1891, the year before he died.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 30, 2019

Posted on May 30, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated. The monument has 36 marble columns: one for each state in the union at the time of Lincoln’s assassination.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 29, 2019

Posted on May 29, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

The world premiere of the ballet “The Rite of Spring” caused a riot on this day in 1913. The audience members who weren’t thrown out threw vegetables at the orchestra.

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