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John Wayne in the 1953 film Hondo,
based on a story by Louis L'Amour |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Louis L'Amour (1908; died June 10, 1988) American author of western novels;
Hondo; the
Sackett series;
Shalako
Billy Collins (1941) American poet;
The Art of Drowning;
Picnic, Lightning; Poet Laureate of the USA (2001-2003)
Died on this day:
Jonathan Edwards (1758; born October 5, 1703) American Puritan preacher, philosopher, and theologian; "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God";
Religious Affections
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1832; born August 28, 1749) German poet, playwright, novelist, science writer, and more, remembered especially for
Faust;
The Sorrows of Young Werther;
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
Thomas Hughes (1896; born October 20, 1822) English author who wrote
Tom Brown's School Days
Bonus Classic:
The Mahavamsa (The Great Chronicle) (5th century) Sri Lankan non-canonical Buddhist text (history of Sri Lanka)
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