Calendar of Literary Facts
December 18...
1865:
The U.S. Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, outlawing slavery
1870:
H. H. Munro (“Saki”) is born
1907:
Christopher Fry is born
1910:
Abe Burrows is born
1917:
Ossie Davis is born
1927:
Jacqueline Briskin is born
