Literary Facts - February 9
1866: George Ade is born
1874: Amy Lowell is born. (Explore: Amy Lowell, Meeting-House Hill, Patterns)
1906: Paul Laurence Dunbar dies. (Explore: The Sport of the Gods, Paul Laurence Dunbar, We Wear the Mask)
1923: Brendan Behan is born. (Explore: The Hostage, The Quare Fellow, Brendan Behan)
1940: J. M. Coetzee is born. (Explore: Disgrace, Waiting for the Barbarians, J. M. Coetzee)
1944: Alice Walker is born. (Explore: The Color Purple, Everyday Use, Alice Walker)
1964: The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, launching Beatlemania in the U.S. (Explore: The Beatles, Who Were The Beatles?)