1900L. Frank Baum Publishes The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum publishes The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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🐳 Herman Melville's Novel Moby-Dick Published

Herman Melville's Novel Moby-Dick Published (1851)
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✍️ William Wells Brown Publishes Clotel, First Novel by an African American

William Wells Brown (1814–1884) wrote first novel published by an African American, Clotel.
William Wells Brown Publishes Clotel, First Novel by an African American (1853)
LiteratureAfrican American HistoryNovelSlaveryAmerican LiteratureCivil Rights
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✍️ Walt Whitman's 'Leaves of Grass' Published

Walt Whitman's 'Leaves of Grass' Published (1855)
PoetryAmerican LiteratureModernism
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📚 Mark Twain Publishes 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'

Mark Twain Publishes 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (1884)
LiteratureAmerican LiteratureNovelSatireSlaverySocial Commentary
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🧙 L. Frank Baum Publishes The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum Publishes The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
Children's LiteratureFantasyAmerican LiteratureNovelCultural ImpactSymbolism
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🦸 Superman Debuts in Action Comics

April 18: DC Comics hero Superman has its first appearance.
Superman Debuts in Action Comics (1938)
FictionAmerican CultureEntertainmentPop Culture
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