Today is the 119th birthday of the writer Ernest Hemingway. Nobel Prize winner, war correspondent, sustained a shrapnel injury, was in two plane crashes (2
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Happy 114th Birthday Pablo Neruda
Today is the 114th birthday of the poet Pablo Neruda. His Sonet XVII (below) is one of my very favorite poems of all time. The world
Happy 77th Birthday Twyla Tharp
Today is the 77th birthday of one of America’s most living influential and innovative dancer/choreographers, Twyla Tharp. The world is a better place because she is
Happy 126th Birthday Pearl S. Buck
Today is the 126th of the author and Nobel Prize Winner Pearl S. Buck. Her stories stand the test of time and help define an era.
Happy 128th Birthday Boris Pasternak
Today is the 128th birthday of the Russian writer and Nobel Prize winner Boris Pasternak. It is always with a tinge of embarrassment when you say
Happy 262nd Birthday Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Today is the 262ndt birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His birthday, especially the mile-marker ages, is celebrated around the world with festivals and special concerts.
