Catcher in the Rye Published
July 16, 1951, The Catcher in the Rye was published.
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The Great Gatsby Published
April 10, 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby was published.
A Rasin in the Sun Published
March 11, 1959, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry was published and premiered on Broadway.
The Final Peanuts
February 13, 2000, the final Peanuts comic strip was published.
13th Amendment Passed
January 31, 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment passed in the House of Representatives.
Library of Congress Reestablished
January 30, 1815, the Library of Congress was reestablished with Thomas Jefferson’s personal collection.
Pride and Prejudice Published
January 28, 1813, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was published.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
October 21, 1940, Ernest Hemingway published For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Library of Congress Established
April 24, 1800, the Library of Congress was formally established.