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William Dean Howells
1837Mar, 1

William Dean Howells

William Dean Howells, American novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 1920)
William Dean Howells (; March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria.

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Events on 1837

  • 24Mar

    Black Canadians

    Canada gives African Canadian men the right to vote.
  • 7Nov

    Elijah P. Lovejoy

    In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.
  • 8Nov

    Mount Holyoke College

    Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes Mount Holyoke College.
  • 22Nov

    Upper Canada Rebellion

    Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie calls for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay "To the People of Upper Canada", published in his newspaper The Constitution.
  • 25Dec

    Battle of Lake Okeechobee

    Second Seminole War: American general Zachary Taylor leads 1100 troops against the Seminoles at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee.