June 5, 1851
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher, was first published.
Today is
World Environment Day
(by the U.N.)
If you are like me, concerned about the deteriorating world
environment but don’t know where to start, even if you want to do something
about it, read this book:
“We Are The Weather: Saving The Plant Begins at
Breakfast,” by Jonathan Safran Foer.
June 6, 1910
O. Henry (real
name: William Sydney Porter), the American short story writer, died at age 47.