Atlanta magazine writer Margaret Mitchell (above) earned the
Pulitzer Prize in Novels for her breathtaking work of historical
fiction, "Gone with the Wind," on this day in history, May 3, 1937.
"Gone with the Wind," Mitchell’s 1,000-page Civil War saga, is
one of the world’s most successful novels. Even today, it enjoys
a global following.
On July 11, 1960, the 34-year-old novelist Nelle Harper Lee
published her first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
The book was instantly successful. In the United States, it
is widely read in high schools and middle schools. To Kill
a Mockingbird has become a classic of modern American
literature, winning the Pulitzer Prize, was translated into
some 40 languages and has sold more than 40 million
copies.
Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016)
SANDY KOZEL
On this day in 1945, the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Marine Division of
the U.S. Marines reached the top of Mount Surabachi. A photograph
of these Marines raising the American flag was taken by American
photographer Joe Rosenthal. He received the Pulitzer Prize for his
iconic World War ll photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. it
became one of the best-known photos of the war and was actually
the second flag raised on that day in 1945.
U.S. Marines with the first flag raised on Iwo
Jima.The smaller flag was replaced with a
larger one (below). These photos were by
Navy photographer Louis Lowery.
Photographer Joe Rosenthal, left, takes a group shot (below)
of U.S. Marines after raising the flag atop Mt. Suribachi on Iwo
Jima.
Joseph John Rosenthal (October 9, 1911 – August 20, 2006)
Faith and Confidence, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo by William C.
Beall.
