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The Writer’s Almanac for January 2, 2019

Posted on January 2, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 1974, President Nixon signed a law setting the national speed limit at 55 miles per hour, a response to increased fuel prices.

The Writer’s Almanac for January 1, 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of J.D. Salinger (New York, 1919), who famously despised being a celebrity and opted to be a recluse until his death in 2010.

The Writer’s Almanac for December 31, 2018

Posted on December 31, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of artist Henri Matisse (1869), who called his late-life collage technique “painting with scissors.”

The Writer’s Almanac for December 30, 2018

Posted on December 30, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of poet, memoirist, and punk rock icon Patti Smith, whose 1975 album “Horses” begins: “Jesus died for somebody’s sins, but not mine.”

The Writer’s Almanac for December 29, 2018

Posted on December 29, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1890, US federal soldiers massacred 300 native men, women, and children at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

The Writer’s Almanac for December 28, 2018

Posted on December 28, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of the late Stan Lee, who wrote comic book characters who were “fallible and feisty” as opposed to perfect.

The Writer’s Almanac for December 27, 2018

Posted on December 27, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Chris Abani, who at age 17 was jailed by the Nigerian government for writing a novel that supposedly inspired an attempted coup.

The Writer’s Almanac for December 26, 2018

Posted on December 26, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the first day of Kwanzaa, an African-American and Pan-African cultural holiday first celebrated in 1966.

The Writer’s Almanac for December 25, 2018

Posted on December 25, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1968, the crew of the Apollo 8 spacecraft returned to a course for Earth after orbiting the moon 10 times over 20 hours.

The Writer’s Almanac for December 24, 2018

Posted on December 24, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Dana Gioia, whose “99 Poems: New & Selected” (2016) won the 2018 Poets’ Prize, an award for the best book of verse by a living American poet.

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