Category: Literature

  • Catcher in the Rye Published

    Catcher in the Rye Published

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    Morgan O’Brien

    July 16, 1951, The Catcher in the Rye was published.

  • The Great Gatsby Published

    The Great Gatsby Published

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    Morgan O’Brien

    April 10, 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was published.

  • A Rasin in the Sun Published

    A Rasin in the Sun Published

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    Morgan O’Brien

    March 11, 1959, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry was published and premiered on Broadway.

  • The Final Peanuts

    The Final Peanuts

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    Morgan O’Brien

    February 13, 2000, the final Peanuts comic strip was published.

  • 13th Amendment Passed

    13th Amendment Passed

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 31, 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment passed in the House of Representatives.

  • Library of Congress Reestablished

    Library of Congress Reestablished

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 30, 1815, the Library of Congress was reestablished with Thomas Jefferson’s personal collection.

  • Pride and Prejudice Published

    Pride and Prejudice Published

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 28, 1813, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was published.

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

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    Morgan O’Brien

    October 21, 1940, Ernest Hemingway published For Whom the Bell Tolls.

  • Library of Congress Established

    Library of Congress Established

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    Morgan O’Brien

    April 24, 1800, the Library of Congress was formally established.