EServer: Today In History: May 16

We know of 6 events of note in literature and the arts that occurred on May 16:

American poet Adrienne Rich Balt Md, feminist writer (Diamond Cutters) was born on this day in 1929 in Baltimore.
Blue-collar writer Studs Terkel was born on this day in 1912.
Claude J.R. deLisle, who wrote the French national anthem La Marseillaise, was born on this day in 1760.
Edgar Allen Poe married his 13-year-old cousin Virginia Clemm on this day in 1836. She died ten years later.
On this day in 1699, philosopher John Locke wrote to Samuel Bold, "The thoughts that often come unsought, and drop into the mind are commonly the most valuable of any that we have."
On this day in 1763, at Tom Davies booksellers in London, James Boswell met Dr. Samuel Johnson for the first time. Boswell apologized to Johnson straightaway for being a Scotsman. Boswell would spend so much time with Johnson that he was able to write the greatest biography of all time.

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		We know of 6 events of note in literature and the arts that occurred on May 16: American poet Adrienne Rich Balt Md, feminist writer (Diamond Cutters) was born on this day in 1929 in Baltimore. Blue-collar writer Studs Terkel was born on this day in 1912. Claude J.R. deLisle, who wrote the French national anthem La Marseillaise, was born on this day in 1760. Edgar Allen Poe married his 13-year-old cousin Virginia Clemm on this day in 1836. She died ten years later. On this day in 1699, philosopher John Locke wrote to Samuel Bold, "The thoughts that often come unsought, and drop into the mind are commonly the most valuable of any that we have." On this day in 1763, at Tom Davies booksellers in London, James Boswell met Dr. Samuel Johnson for the first time. Boswell apologized to Johnson straightaway for being a Scotsman. Boswell would spend so much time with Johnson that he was able to write the greatest biography of all time.