writer, poet and journalist. Prolific throughout his short life, he
wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples
of American Naturalism and Impressionism. Crane's first novel was the
1893 Bowery tale Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. He won international
acclaim for his 1895 Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage, written
without any battle experience. Late that year he accepted an offer to
cover the Spanish–American War as a war correspondent. As he waited in
Jacksonville, Florida, for passage to Cuba, he met Cora Taylor, the
madam of a brothel, with whom he would have a lasting relationship.
Plagued by financial difficulties and ill health, Crane died of
tuberculosis at the age of 28. Although recognized primarily for The Red
Badge of Courage, Crane is also known for short stories such as "The
Open Boat", "The Blue Hotel", "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky", and The
Monster. His writing made a deep impression on 20th-century writers,
most prominent among them Ernest Hemingway, and is thought to have
inspired the Modernists and the Imagists.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Crane>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
663:
The Daming Palace became the government seat and royal residence
of the Tang empire during Emperor Gaozong's reign.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daming_Palace>
1862:
As the Treaty of Saigon was signed, ceding parts of southern
Vietnam to France, the guerrilla leader Truong Dinh decided to defy
Emperor Tu Duc of Vietnam and fight on against the Europeans.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truong_Dinh>
1947:
At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of
State George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn Europe,
outlining a recovery program that became known as the Marshall Plan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Marshall>
1963:
The British Secretary of State for War John Profumo admitted he
lied to the House of Commons during enquiries about his involvement in a
sex scandal and resigned.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Profumo>
2009:
After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31
people were killed in clashes between the National Police and indigenous
people in Peru's Bagua Province.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Peruvian_political_crisis>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
vulgarian:
A vulgar individual, especially one who emphasizes or is oblivious to
their vulgar qualities.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vulgarian>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The reward for living is the living itself.
--Charles Hartshorne
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Charles_Hartshorne>
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