Calendar of Literary Facts
May 18...
1896: In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court supports the notion of “separate but equal” public facilities for black Americans
1908: Ian Fleming is born
1909: George Meredith dies
1917: Jean Cocteau’s ballet Parade, cowritten with Pablo Picasso and others, is performed in Paris
1960: Audrey Wurdemann dies
1981: William Saroyan dies
