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The Writer’s Almanac for November 3, 2018

The Writer’s Almanac for November 3, 2018

It’s the birthday of photographer Walker Evans, who took some of the best known photos of tenant farmers in the Great Depression.

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The Writer’s Almanac for November 2, 2018

The Writer’s Almanac for November 2, 2018

On this day in 1960, Penguin Books was acquitted in a British obscenity case regarding D.H. Lawrence’s “Lady Chatterly’s Lover.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for November 1, 2018

The Writer’s Almanac for November 1, 2018

On this day in 1938, underdog racing horse Seabiscuit won the “Match of the Century” against the 1937 Triple Crown winner War Admiral.

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The Writer’s Almanac for October 31, 2018

The Writer’s Almanac for October 31, 2018

Today is Halloween, and also the 501st anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the door of a church.

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The Writer’s Almanac for October 30, 2018

The Writer’s Almanac for October 30, 2018

On this day in 1938, a radio dramatization of H.G. Wells’s “The War of the Worlds” caused millions of America to believe aliens were invading.

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The Writer’s Almanac for October 29, 2018

The Writer’s Almanac for October 29, 2018

Today is the 89th anniversary of “Black Tuesday,” on which date more than 16 million shares of stock were sold off in a panic in the stock market crash.

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The Writer’s Almanac for October 28, 2018

The Writer’s Almanac for October 28, 2018

It was on this day in 1886 that the Statue of Liberty was officially unveiled to huge crowds standing in the cold and rain.

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The Writer’s Almanac for October 27, 2018

The Writer’s Almanac for October 27, 2018

It’s the birthday of writer Zadie Smith (1975), who published the critically acclaimed White Teeth when she was just 24 years old.

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The Writer’s Almanac for October 26, 2018

The Writer’s Almanac for October 26, 2018

Featuring a poem for school days by Maria Mazziotti Gillan.

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The Writer’s Almanac for October 25, 2018

The Writer’s Almanac for October 25, 2018

It’s the birthday of Pablo Picasso, who said, “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

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