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January 23 is National Pie Day, a celebration of one of the oldest forms of baked goods. A pie is made of pastry dough that covers or encases some sort of filling, which can be either sweet or savory.
Michael Bond was born on January 13, 1926. He is best known as the creator of Paddington Bear.
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.
January 5 is National Bird Day, and the last day of the annual Christmas Bird Count. For three weeks, birders gather to count number of birds and bird species in their area.
The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards will soon be upon us, set to air on January 7, 2018. Many of the nominations were based on works that were once only books. These books below, have all inspired 2017 Golden Globe nominated movies and TV shows.
On December 28, 1922, Stan Lee was born. Lee is a comic book writer and editor, best known for his long career at Marvel Comics, where he helped to innovate and revitalize the superhero genre in the 1960s.
On December 24, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 – Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders – became the first people to orbit the Moon. This was an important step along the way to actually landing on the Moon in the Apollo 11 mission, seven months later.
On December 16, 1917, Arthur C. Clarke was born. Clarke was a science and science fiction writer, perhaps best remembered as the co-writer of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.