Ok, first of all there’s another actor called AidEn Turner, and it’s very confusing. But we’re talking about birthday boy AidAn Turner. Born in 1983 in Ireland, he’s known for playing Kili in the Hobbit Trilogy: And of course Ross … Continue reading Aidan Turner Night Thread
Abraham Zapruder was born on this day in 1905. A Russian immigrant and dressmaker, he became a part of history when he captured John F. Kennedy’s assassination on film. He used a Bell & Howard 414 PD Zoomatic Director Series … Continue reading The Zapruder Film Night Thread
You have been granted the power to choose the next host of the game show Jeopardy! Who do you cast? Feel free to go wild and pretend that money is no object. This will probably be more fun if you … Continue reading You Choose the Next Jeopardy! Host
Happy Birthday (probably), William Shakespeare! Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England in 1564, Shakespeare wrote some of the best-known plays and poems in the English language. Look, I made you a slideshow of Shakespeare adaptations! (If your favorite adaptation didn’t make it … Continue reading Shakespeare’s Birthday Thread
Go me, it’s my birthday! Here is some stuff I like: Continue reading Sonneta’s Birthday Thread
Fred McFeely Rogers was born on March 20, 1928. He had a lonely childhood, an only child until he was 11, he was introverted and bullied. But his childhood was filled with puppets and music. He graduated from Rollins Park … Continue reading Mr. Rogers’ Day Thread
Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL), found online at https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html is a savior for college students and graduate students who need to write papers. I mean, sure, sometimes you just have to dig out your copy of the APA Manual. But … Continue reading The Purdue OWL Night Thread
Actor Raúl Juliá was born on March 9, 1940 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He had an acting career on Broadway and in films and television that stretched for more than 20 years. This included his Golden Globe and Emmy … Continue reading Raul Julia Day Thread
In celebration of Black History Month, here’s a thread dedicated to playwright Lorraine Hansberry. Info via Wikipedia. Hansberry was the first black female author to have a play performed on Broadway. Her best known work, the play A Raisin in the Sun, … Continue reading Lorraine Hansberry Night Thread
Children’s author Mo Willems was born on Feb. 11, 1968. As a former Children’s Librarian, Mo Willems is one of my absolute favorites for kids (and for me to read to kids). His books have a wonderful sense of humor. … Continue reading Mo Willems Day Thread
After a long and bloody battle over whether it would be a slave state or not, Kansas entered the Union on January 29, 1861 as a free state. Your Day Thread author may not always love living in Kansas, but … Continue reading Kansas Day Thread
Happy Birthday (?) to Sir Walter Raleigh, who may have been born on this day in either 1552 or 1554. Look, his birthdate is a little unclear, but we can still celebrate him. Have some Raleigh fast facts: Started English … Continue reading Sir Walter Raleigh Day Thread
A happy, felicitous, propitious, auspicious birthday to Peter Roget, born on this day in 1779! He was the author of Roget’s Thesaurus! So, next time you visit thesaurus.com because you repeated the same word too many times in your paper … Continue reading Roget’s Night Thread
On January 6, 1540, Anne of Cleves became Henry VIII’s fourth wife. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of a Duke and Duchess. If you don’t remember your “wives of Henry VIII” history, she’s the second one that he … Continue reading Anne of Cleves Night Thread
On January 4, 1960, John Michael Stipe was born. Twenty years later, while attending the University of Georgia (in Athens), Michael met Peter Buck at Wuxtry Records. Bill Berry and Mike Mills then joined Michael and Peter to form a … Continue reading Michael Stipe Night Thread
Happy Birthday to Bill Self, current coach of the University of Kansas (KU) Jayhawks Men’s Basketball team! Now, it is true that your humble Header Writer does not really follow sports, but she is a Kansan. And it has not … Continue reading Rock Chalk Night Thread
Happy Birthday to Jane Austen, born on this day in 1775! To quote Wikipedia, Austen’s works ” interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen’s plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage … Continue reading Jane Austen Day Thread
Today is the one-hundredth anniversary of Madeleine L’Engle’s birth! She was one of my absolute favorite authors as a kid, by sheer virtue of one book: It won the Newbery Award in 1962! And it was still just as awesome … Continue reading Madeleine L’Engle Birth Day Thread
Belle is a 2013 period piece based on the real life of Dido Elizabeth Belle (1761 – 1804), “the illegitimate mixed race daughter of Admiral Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode). Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his … Continue reading Belle (2013 Movie) Night Thread
On this day in 1835, titan of the steel industry and one of the richest men ever, Andrew Carnegie, was born. Carnegie was also a philanthropist, and he donated some serious $$$ to build libraries around the US, UK, Ireland, … Continue reading Carnegie Library Night Thread
Today is Josh Duhamel’s birthday! After a stint as a model, Duhamel moved on to working on such shows as All My Children, Las Vegas, and Battle Creek. He has also appeared in movies, including Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!, Safe Haven, Transformers (all 5 … Continue reading Josh Duhamel Night Thread
