In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, today is the date of the final defeat of Sauron. Fans worldwide celebrate!
	Percy Bysshe Shelley was expelled from Oxford on this day in 1811 for publishing the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism
	Flannery O'Connor (Wise Blood) was born on this day in 1925
	Feminist activist and writer Gloria Steinem (Revolution from Within, Moving Beyond Words) was born on this day in 1934
	On this day in 1957, U. S. Customs officials siezed 520 copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem Howl as they arrived from the London printer. The importer would ultimately be acquitted of obscenity charges.
	Newbery-winning children's author Kate DiCamillo (The Tale of Despereaux, Because of Winn-Dixie) was born on this day in 1964