Calendar of Literary Facts

Literary Facts - November 3

1794: William Cullen Bryant is born. (Explore: William Cullen Bryant, Thanatopsis, The Poetry of Bryant)

1901: André Malraux is born. (Explore: Man's Hope, André Malraux, Anti-Memoirs)

1939: Terrence McNally is born. (Explore: Master Class, Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone?, Terrence McNally)

1942: Martin Cruz Smith is born. (Explore: Gorky Park, Red Square, Martin Cruz Smith)

1992: Carol Moseley Braun, Democratic candidate from Illinois, becomes the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate