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The Writer’s Almanac for May 18, 2019

Posted on May 18, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte became emperor of France. Beethoven, who had drafted a symphony in Bonaparte’s honor, changed his mind and tore the score in half.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 17, 2019

Posted on May 17, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

The Supreme Court ruled that school segregation violated the Fourteenth Amendment on this date in 1954, overturning the precedent that had been set with Plessy v. Ferguson.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 16, 2019

Posted on May 16, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Liberace (1919), who replied to his critics, “Thank you for your very amusing review. After reading it, in fact, my brother George and I laughed all the way to the bank.”

The Writer’s Almanac for May 15, 2019

Posted on May 15, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1886 that poet Emily Dickinson died at the age of 55. She made her sister promise to burn all of her letters when she died, but didn’t say what to do with her notebooks.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 14, 2019

Posted on May 14, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1925 that Virginia Woolf’s stream-of-consciousness novel “Mrs Dalloway” was published.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 13, 2019

Posted on May 13, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1958 that Velcro was patented. The inventor, Georges de Mestral, was inspired by burrs stuck to his dog’s fur, observing that each bristle was a tiny hook.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 12, 2019

Posted on May 12, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1935 that the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous first met, in Akron, Ohio. Four years later, one of them wrote the handbook that would accompany the 12-step program.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 11, 2019

Posted on May 11, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of painter Salvador Dalí (1904), who had a long waxed mustache and who sometimes walked down the street ringing a bell so that people would look at him.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 10, 2019

Posted on May 10, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1893 that the Supreme Court ruled that the tomato was a vegetable, not a fruit. “Vegetable” has no actual scientific or botanical definition; it’s a culinary term.

The Writer’s Almanac for May 9, 2019

Posted on May 9, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1994 that Nelson Mandela was elected first president of a democratic South Africa, having served 27 years in prison for his political opposition to apartheid government.

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