Literary Facts - October 25
1180: Philosopher John of Salisbury dies. (Explore: John of Salisbury)
1400: Geoffrey Chaucer dies. (Explore: The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Franklin's Tale)
1902: Henry Steele Commager is born. (Explore: America's Robert E. Lee, Crusaders for Freedom, The Empire of Reason)
1914: John Berryman is born. (Explore: John Berryman, What is the meaning of John Berryman's poem Winter Landscape?)
1938: Alfonsina Storni dies. (Explore: Alfonsina Storni, Explain the poem "Peso Ancestral" by Alfonsina Storni.)
1941: Anne Tyler is born. (Explore: Back When We Were Grownups, Anne Tyler, Morgan's Passing)
1984: Richard Brautigan dies. (Explore: I Lie Here in a Strange Girl's Apartment, Richard Brautigan, A Confederate General from Big Sur)
1997: The Million Woman March, focusing upon health care, self-help, and education, is held in Philadelphia
