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THE T V GUIDE FOR APRIL 17 – 23, 1982
The TV sitcom Happy Days aired first-run on the
POPULAR NOVEL PUBLISHED ON THIS DAY
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Book Cover First Edition.
Harried Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist
who came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular
novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans.
The book reached an audience of millions as a novel and play,
and became influential in the United States and in Great Britain,
energizing anti-slavery forces in the American North, while
provoking widespread anger in the South. Stowe wrote 30
books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections
of articles and letters. She was influential both for her writings
as well as for her public stances and debates on social issues
of the day.
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe
(June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896)
Bust of Harriet Beecher Stowe at the hall
of fame for great Americans.
THE FIRST TIME WAS ON THIS DAY IN 1923
The cover of the first issue of Time featuring Speaker
of the House Joseph G. Cannon.
Time is an news magazine based in New York City. It
was published weekly for nearly a century. Starting in
March 2020, it transitioned to every other week. It was
first published in New York City on March 3, 1923, and
for many years it was run by its influential co-founder,
Henry Luce.
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(April 3, 1898 – February 28, 1967)
CLASSIC LIFE COVER FROM THIS DAY IN 1962
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