Literature
First Native American Newspaper
On February 21, 1828, the first Native American newspaper, utilizing Sequoyah’s Cherokee Syllabary, was printed.
Birth of William Allen White
Newspaper editor and politician William Allen White was born on February 10, 1868, in Emporia, Kansas.
Happy Birthday Sinclair Lewis
Writer Harry Sinclair Lewis was born on February 7, 1885, in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
Birth of Renowned Writer Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Birth of John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier was born on December 17, 1807, at his family’s rural homestead in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He became a poet, journalist, and abolitionist.
Birth of Louisa May Alcott
Author Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832, in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Nellie Bly Begins Record-Setting Trip Around the Globe
On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly embarked on a trip around the globe, inspired by Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days.
Happy Birthday Winnie-the-Pooh
On October 14, 1926, A.A. Milne published the first collection of Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
Happy Birthday F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota.