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The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
May 6 Literary Facts
Henry David Thoreau dies
Explore: Walden, Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience
Randall Jarrell is born
Explore: Randall Jarrell, The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner
L. Frank Baum dies
Explore: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, L. Frank Baum
John Steinbeck wins a Pulitzer for The Grapes of Wrath
Explore: The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck
Ariel Dorfman is born
Explore: Death and the Maiden, Ariel Dorfman