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December 20 Literary Facts
The final terms of the Louisiana Purchase are signed
Hortense Calisher is born
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Andrei Codrescu is born
Explore: The Posthuman Dada Guide, Andrei Codrescu
Sandra Cisneros is born
Explore: The House on Mango Street, Woman Hollering Creek, Sandra Cisneros
James Hilton dies
Explore: Lost Horizon, Good-bye, Mr. Chips, James Hilton
Moss Hart dies
Explore: Once in a Lifetime
John Steinbeck dies
Explore: Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck
Carl Sagan dies
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Denise Levertov dies
Explore: The Blue Rim of Memory, O Taste and See, Denise Levertov
Leopold Sedar Senghor dies
Explore: Prayer to the Masks, Léopold Sédar Senghor