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The Writer’s Almanac for February 7, 2019

Posted on February 7, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), whose books have all remained in print since the time they were first published.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 6, 2019

Posted on February 6, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of journalist Michael Pollan (1955), whose newest book explores not food but the benefit of psychedelics.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 5, 2019

Posted on February 5, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Charlie Chaplin’s movie “Modern Times” opened in New York on this day in 1936. It was the only film to include Chaplin’s voice.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 4, 2019

Posted on February 4, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Fifteen years ago today, Mark Zuckerberg launched the website for Facebook (then called “The Facebook”).

The Writer’s Almanac for February 3, 2019

Posted on February 3, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821), who became the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States; her sister Emily was the third.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 2, 2019

Posted on February 2, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

310 years ago today, the Scottish sailor who inspired “Robinson Crusoe” was rescued from the island where he had been marooned for four years.

The Writer’s Almanac for February 1, 2019

Posted on February 1, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of the poet Langston Hughes, born in Joplin, Missouri in 1902, who became a leader of the Harlem Renaissance in New York.

The Writer’s Almanac for January 31, 2019

Posted on January 31, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of writer, translator, synesthete, and guy-who-can-recite-pi-by-memory Daniel Tammet (1979).

The Writer’s Almanac for January 30, 2019

Posted on January 30, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the anniversary of Bloody Sunday (1972), the day on which the British army shot 27 unarmed civil rights demonstrators in Northern Ireland.

The Writer’s Almanac for January 29, 2019

Posted on January 29, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1845 that Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” was published, a poem that Abraham Lincoln memorized.

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