Birth of Emily Dickinson
Poet Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts.
American History
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Washington & Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Celebrations
On November 26, 1789, the nation celebrated Thanksgiving for the first time under a presidential proclamation. Decades later, President Lincoln issued a similar proclamation that made the holiday permanent.
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Happy Birthday, Joe DiMaggio
Baseball great Joseph Paul DiMaggio was born on November 25, 1914, in Martinez, California.
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Happy Birthday, President Garfield
The last of the “log cabin presidents,” James A. Garfield was born November 19, 1831, near Cleveland, Ohio, to impoverished farmers.
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Birth of James K. Polk
James Knox Polk was born on a farm in Pineville, North Carolina, on November 2, 1795.
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Holiday Celebrations Series
On October 22, 1996, the USPS issued its first stamp honoring Hanukkah, which was also the first stamp in the Holiday Celebrations Series.
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Death of Julia Ward Howe
Poet, author, and activist Julia Ward Howe died on October 17, 1910, in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
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Birth of Eugene O’Neill
American playwright Eugene Gladstone O’Neill was born on October 16, 1888, in New York City, New York.
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American Folklore Series
On September 24, 1966, the US Post Office introduced the American Folklore Series.
