Click on the month and year you want and it will give you birthdays and historical events for that time period. Click on the day and year you want and it will give you birthdays and historical events for that time period. The Writer's Almanac , a daily program of poetry and history hosted by Garrison Keillor, can be heard each day on public radio stations throughout the country. Each day's program is about five minutes long - check your local radio listings for the station and time in your area. An illustrated essay features an event in American history which occurred on the current date.
Links lead to related resources.
Each daily topic is a jumping off point into the American Memory collection. In the left hand column of round buttons, click on events. On the right hand column, click on the range of years that you want to look at. Use the scroll arrows to move up and down or left and right as needed. The site gives you only the present days.