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 Writer’s Dreamtools includes Today in History, History by Decades, Collection of Lists, Slang Thesaurus, Clichés and Catch Phrases, and Humorous Quotations.
Compiled by writer/editor Larry Belling over 25 years, the historical databases and a section on web humor are free. Lists, Clichés, Slang and Quotes are offered on a one-time only subscription fee of $20 for individuals or $99 for small companies. These useful Writer's Tools enhance creativity, spark ideas and help fight writer's block.
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On this day in history
George Burns said "Goodnight Gracie" for real today in 1964 on the death of Gracie Allen. Also dead: Prince William of Gloucester, Father Junipero Serra, St. Augustine of Hippo, (died AD 430) whose feast day this is (and for whom the Spanish founded the city in Florida today in 1568). Jason Priestley, Shania Twain and Emma Samms share birthdays with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Charles Boyer and Sir John Betjeman. Martin Luther King rallied 200,000 black people at the Washington Monument today in 1963 and said "I have a dream." The world's first radio commercial - for a real estate development - was broadcast today in 1922. It lasted ten minutes. Italy declared war on Germany in WWI. Swiss chocolate maker Nestle admitted employing Nazi slaves. |
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| A page for every day of the year lists all major events, famous people who were born or died, Saints' Days and holidays. More... |
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A cultural history by decades - people, events, factoids, fads, innovations, techno-
logy, arts and fashions from the 1650s to now. More... |
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A collection of classic, well-written, humor pieces that have circulated via the web for years - the crème de la crème. More... |
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More than 650 complete lists useful for writers - lists of names, people, places and things - animal, vegetable and mineral. More... |
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| An unexpurgated collection of slang including black, Yiddish, Cockney, Australian, and gay. Definitely not for the children. More... |
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