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The books and literature category includes events related to books, writing, authorship, and the literary world. This includes famous authors, works of literature, textbooks, papers, theses, and libraries
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Day marks the anniversary of the premiere of ChatGPT on November 30, 2022. Artificial intelligence played a significant role in the birth of ChatGPT, which stands for Generat...
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Created by the General Federation of Women's Clubs in 1929, National Author's Day became a part of the official US Department of Commerce's annual observation days in 1949. It is a celebration of the auth...
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National Bible Week has occurred in the United States since 1941. It is a time to share the Bible with the interfaith community and attend bible-focused events, plays, and concerts. Annually in November.
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International Day of the Bible is a time to share the Bible with the interfaith community and attend Bible-focused events, plays, and concerts. Across the world, Christian communities pause at noon local...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul Day marks the anniversary of the first release by Health Communications, Inc. in 1993 of the most successful paperback book series in the world: Chicken Soup for the Soul. The se...
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Children's Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. It occurs in May and November each year. Children's Book Week originated in the belief that children's bo...
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Family Literacy Day and Family Literacy Month began in 1994. Both are dedicated initiatives in the United States designed to encourage and enhance reading and literacy skills within families. These events...
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Family Literacy Day and Family Literacy Month began in 1994. Both are dedicated initiatives in the United States designed to encourage and enhance reading and literacy skills within families. These events...
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Family stories are oral histories about people, places, and events related to our immediate family members or their ancestors. Family stories casually chatted about at the dinner table or regaled again an...
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National Fountain Pen Day, created in 2012, is celebrated annually on the first Friday of November, is a day dedicated to appreciating the art and enjoyment of using fountain pens. This event continues to...
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International Games and Puzzle Month is a promotion designed to promote socially interactive games, which usually include non-electronic, board, cards, role-playing, and educational games. National Game...
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Guinness World Records Day celebrates the organization that celebrates the extraordinary! The Guinness Book of Records was first created in 1955 and has been cataloging the astonishing people and events...
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Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrates Guru Nanak Dev Ji (April 15, 1469-September 22, 1539), the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. It is one of the holiest days in Sikhism and may be celebra...
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Today is I Love to Write Day, and John Riddle created this event to introduce children to writing and encourage adults to go back to reading. It also falls right in the middle of National Writing Month in...
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Intersex Day of Solidarity honors the birthday of Herculine Barbin / Abel Barbin (November 8, 1838 - February 1868), a writer who was born with both male and female genitalia. He was raised as a girl unti...
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Memoirs aren't just for the rich and famous; they also serve to safeguard family history. November is the perfect time to start your memoir, as the next four months are cold and dark. Free memoir writing...
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Mickey Mouse Day commemorates the first official premiere of Mickey Mouse on November 18, 1928, in the short film Steamboat Willie. You can view this below. Today is the official beginning of the Walt D...
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National Novel Writing Month focuses on the creative way to keep on writing. On the first day of the month, participants begin a 50,000-word novel to pass to the organizers by 11:59 PM on November 30....
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Created by the late Dianne de Las Casas in 2011, Picture Book Month celebrates children's books and graphic novels, anything printed with pictures. This month, embrace "a picture is worth a thousand words...
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During the 16th century, writing was considered the common man's purview and inappropriate for a nobleman. Yet, given the above, how could William Shakespeare be the actual writer of the plays and sonnets...