The events of Ulysses by James Joyce take place on 16 June 1904 and they are commemorated annually in cities…
Amanda and Leo turn 11. A lot. (June 6)
Think Groundhog Day with a pair of cool pre-teens instead of cranky Bill Murray. Amanda and Leo are best friends…
Stay away from Oxford and don’t buy a blue car. (June)
2016 was the official year that the father of Thursday Next gave her some advice (see our previous post), namely…
Population of paper town Agloe, NY drops from 1 to 0 (May 29).
Margo Roth Spiegelman embodies excitement and enthusiasm, and after a night pulling retributory pranks—she vanishes. Quentin and his friends try…
Lord Richard Croft goes missing in the field (May 15, 1985).
Lara Croft’s dad (Richard) goes missing on May 15, 1985, though we later find out that he was killed. That’s…
Buck Rogers launches into space (May 1987).
Buck Rogers lived in many comic book, novel, movie, and TV renditions, but the one I grew up with was…
Katniss Everdeen’s Birthday (May 8).
Today is the birthday of Katniss Everdeen, who fought as tribute in the Hunger Games. How to Commemorate: Enter a…
May the Fourth be With You (May 4). aka Star Wars Day.
We all know Star Wars, so I’m just going to suggest using quotes as much as you can during the…
Benjy Compson watches golf. (April 7)
In The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, lovable Benjy Compson watches a game of golf on April 7,…
First Contact Day (April 5, 2063)
On April 5, 2063, Vulcans make first contact with humans near Bozeman, Montana. This encountered was triggered by the first…
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