Birth of Pearl S. Buck
Author Pearl Sydenstricker Buck was born on June 26, 1892, in Hillsboro, West Virginia. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1932, the Nobel Prize in 1938, and was the only woman at that time to receive both honors.
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Birth of Charles W. Chesnutt
Charles Waddell Chesnutt was born on June 20, 1858, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a critically-acclaimed author and the first African American novelist to have his work published in the prestigious Atlantic Monthly Magazine.
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Birth of Theodore Roethke
Acclaimed poet Theodore Huebner Roethke was born on May 25, 1908, in Saginaw, Michigan. Considered one of the most influential poets of his time, he won the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and two National Book Awards for Poetry.
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Happy Birthday Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1901, in Joplin, Missouri.
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Happy Birthday Willa Cather
Author Willa Sibert Cather was born on December 7, 1873, in Gore, Virginia.
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Happy Birthday, Thornton Wilder
Playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder was born on April 17, 1897, in Madison, Wisconsin.
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American Folklore Series
On September 24, 1966, the US Post Office introduced the American Folklore Series.
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Birth of Bret Harte
Writer Francis Bret Harte was born on August 25, 1836, in Albany, New York.
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Ernest Hemingway Wounded in WWI
On July 8, 1918, author Ernest Hemingway was wounded while serving with the Red Cross on the Italian Front in World War I.
