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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).
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]
Kim Addonizio (born 1954) James Agee (1909–1955) Deborah Ager (born 1971) Kelli Russell Agodon (born 1969) Julie Agoos (born 1956) Ai (1947–2010) Conrad Aiken (1889–1973) Ammiel Alcalay (born 1956) Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888) Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) Sherman Alexie (born 1966) Felipe Alfau (1902–1999) Kazim Ali (born 1971 ...
Teacher Appreciation Week 2024 is May 6 through May 10. Here are the details and how you can celebrate your favorite educators.
For National Poetry Month in 2001, the Academy of American Poets invited people to "vote" for poets they most wanted to have a postage stamp. More than 10,000 people cast ballots, with Langston Hughes receiving the most votes. The vote tally was sent to the United States Postal Service, which issued a Langston Hughes stamp in January 2002. [4]
Getty Writing a thank-you note is a great way to celebrate Bosses Day. (The holiday is usually Oct. 16, but when the day falls on a Saturday, as it does this year, Bosses Day is observed on Friday ...
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 ...
John Sinclair (October 2, 1941 – April 2, 2024) was an American poet, writer, and political activist from Flint, Michigan. Sinclair's defining style is jazz poetry, and he released most of his works in audio formats.