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The Writer’s Almanac for April 8, 2019

Posted on April 8, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of novelist Barbara Kingsolver, who grew up in a house in an alfalfa field in rural Kentucky, where her dad was the county doctor.

The Writer’s Almanac for April 7, 2019

Posted on April 7, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of singer Billie Holiday (Baltimore, 1915), who put an original spin on jazz classics, and who wrote songs including “God Bless the Child.”

The Writer’s Almanac for April 6, 2019

Posted on April 6, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Sacajawea, born around 1789 in what became known as Idaho, who spoke about 6 languages, and who accompanied Lewis & Clark to the Pacific.

The Writer’s Almanac for April 5, 2019

Posted on April 5, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of surgeon Joseph Lister (1827), who pioneered the revolutionary practice of hand-washing at hospitals.

The Writer’s Almanac for April 4, 2019

Posted on April 4, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated, the day after delivering his famous “mountaintop” speech.

The Writer’s Almanac for April 3, 2019

Posted on April 3, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1948, President Harry Truman signed the European Recovery Program (also known as the Marshall Plan) into law in the wake of World War II.

The Writer’s Almanac for April 2, 2019

Posted on April 2, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805), who originally wanted to be an actor, but he began writing when a colleague called him a poet.

The Writer’s Almanac for April 1, 2019

Posted on April 1, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Apple was founded on this date in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, who later sold his stock for about $2,000.

The Writer’s Almanac for March 31, 2019

Posted on March 31, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated. A petition of 300 names decried the tower as being ”useless” and a “monstrosity.”

The Writer’s Almanac for March 30, 2019

Posted on March 30, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1858, Hymen Lipman of Philadelphia patented the first pencil to have an attached eraser.

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