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The Writer’s Almanac for January 8, 2019

Posted on January 8, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of the late Stephen Hawking (1942), who said, “My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”

The Writer’s Almanac for January 7, 2019

Posted on January 7, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of writer Zora Neale Hurston (1891), best known for her 1937 novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”

The Writer’s Almanac for January 7, 2019

Posted on January 7, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of writer Zora Neale Hurston (1891), best known for her 1937 novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”

The Writer’s Almanac for January 6, 2019

Posted on January 6, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of author Elizabeth Strout (1956), whose short story collection “Olive Kitteridge” won the Pulitzer Prize in 2009 and was turned into an HBO mini-series in 2014.

The Writer’s Almanac for January 5, 2019

Posted on January 5, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 2007 that the man who invented instant ramen and Cup Noodles, Momofuku Ando, died at the age of 96.

The Writer’s Almanac for January 4, 2019

Posted on January 4, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Louis Braille (1809), who invented a system of six raised dots that could be read by blind people such as himself.

The Writer’s Almanac for January 3, 2019

Posted on January 3, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 1870, work began on the Brooklyn Bridge. At least 20 workers died during its construction.

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.”

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