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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, July 3, 2026

Posted on July 3, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 1913, Civil War veterans retraced their own steps in a reenactment of Pickett’s Charge. Pickett’s Charge was the last Southern charge of the bloody three-day Battle of Gettysburg.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, July 2, 2026

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On this day in 1698, British engineer Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine. He wanted to find a way to pump water out of coal mines, and eventually he built a machine that was filled with water itself.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Posted on July 1, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of French novelist George Sand, born Lucile Aurore Dupin in Paris (1804). She was raised by her grandmother at the family’s estate in rural Berry in central France, and was sent to an English convent in Paris to be educated.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Posted on June 30, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1936 that Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone With the Wind was published. Mitchell was from a prominent Atlanta family — she was a fourth-generation Atlantan on her father’s side.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, June 29, 2026

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It’s the birthday of French aviator and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, born in Lyons in 1900. He joined the French army in 1921, and that’s where he flew his first plane.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, June 28, 2026

Posted on June 28, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of the founder of the Methodist movement, John Wesley (1703). He was born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, and his father was a Nonconformist — a dissenter from the Church of England.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, June 27, 2026

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It’s the birthday of writer and activist Grace Lee Boggs, born in Providence, Rhode Island (1915). Her parents were immigrants from Guangdong province in China, and her father ran a Chinese restaurant in downtown Providence.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, June 26, 2026

Posted on June 26, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1974, the first Universal Product Code was scanned at a supermarket cash register. The first scan was made at a Marsh’s Supermarket in Troy, Ohio, which had agreed to serve as a test facility for the new technology, and the first item scanned was a pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Gum.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, June 25, 2026

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It’s the birthday of best-selling children’s author and illustrator Eric Carle, born on this day in Syracuse, New York (1929). He has written and illustrated more than 70 books.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Posted on June 24, 2026 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Ambrose Bierce, born near Horse Cave Creek, Ohio (1842). He wrote essays, journalism, and satire, and he’s well known for his short stories, especially “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (1890) and The Devil’s Dictionary (1906).

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