American poet Robert Pinsky born

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October 20, 1940
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American playwright Moss Hart born

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October 24, 1904
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English classical scholar and poet A. E. Housman born

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Death in Poetry: A.E. Housman's "To an Athlete Dying Young" and Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"
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“The Children’s Poet” James Whitcomb Riley born

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Little Orphan Annie
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Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” published

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September 30, 1868
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American playwright Eugene O’Neill born

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October 16, 1888
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NPS Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
ArtsEdge - Eugene O'Neill on Page and Stage, Plays as "Living" art forms
American Experience: Eugene O'Neill

Irish wit and author Oscar Wilde born

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READWRITETHINK: Analyzing and Podcasting About Images of Oscar Wilde
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Ernest Hemingway awarded Nobel Prize for Literature

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