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National Poetry Month was inspired by the success of Black History Month, held each February, and Women's History Month, held in March.In 1995, the Academy of American Poets convened a group of publishers, booksellers, librarians, literary organizations, poets, and teachers to discuss the need and usefulness of a similar monthlong holiday to celebrate poetry. [3]
Four years later, in 1962, Illinois Governor Otto Kerner backed Haroski's registration and officially proclaimed the day. [3] [non-primary source needed] Hallmark Cards did not offer a Boss' Day card for sale until 1979. [4] [non-primary source needed] It increased the size of its National Boss' Day line by 28 percent in 2007. [5]
11 May – On this day 100 years ago, Robert Frost received his first Pulitzer Prize for the book New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes. [2] 2 August – James Baldwin was born in 1924 (100th Anniversary). 5 August – Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie comic strip was first published in the New York Daily News (100th Anniversary).
Employee Appreciation Day is an event, observed on the first Friday in March, meant for employers to give thanks or recognition to their employees.It was created by Dr. Bob Nelson who was a founding member of Recognition Professionals International in 1995, [1] [2] initially to celebrate the publication of his book 1,001 Ways to Reward Employees and to remind employers to thank their employees ...
The Academy of American Poets was created in 1934 in New York City by 23-year-old Marie Bullock [8] with a mission to "support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry." In 1936, the Academy of American Poets was officially incorporated as a nonprofit organization. Marie Bullock was the ...
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First grade teacher, Dolores Smith, greets students on the first day of school at Ethel M. Taylor Academy, Thursday, August 17, 2023. The pre-k through 6th grade in Millville, has an enrollment of ...
The 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge reminds us that appeasing tyrants never works. The U.S. must continue to stand strong against tyrants like Vladimir Putin to keep America safe.