![]() | James Barrie (Peter Pan) was born on this day in 1860 |
![]() | Richard Adams (Watership Down) was born on this day in 1920 |
![]() | Science fiction writer William Tenn (Of Men and Monsters, A Lamp for Medusa) was born on this day in 1920. Although Tenn only wrote two novels, he was a prolific short story writer. |
![]() | Nazi Book Burnings - On this day in 1933, Nazis in Germany burned about 25,000 books, including bibles. |
![]() | British romance novelist Jessica Steele (The Icicle Heart, Her Hand in Marriage and over 80 more) was born on this day in 1933 |
![]() | British childrens' author Roger Hargreaves (Mr. Men and Little Miss books) was born on this day in 1935 |
![]() | L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics was first published on this day in 1950 |
![]() | James Jones (From Here to Eternity, The Thin Red Line) died on this day in 1977 |
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