Remember Harvard Graduates

American and world leaders in several fields have been greatly influenced by Harvard University. Several notable graduates and students include John Adams, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, e. e. Cummings, John Updike, FDR, Teddy Roosevelt, JFK, Stanley Marcus, Sumner Redstone, Jack Lemmon, John Lithgow, Bill Gates, Yo-Yo Ma, Matt Damon, Natalie Portman, and Conan O’Brien.

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Farmer’s Almanac Debuts in 1793 in Boston

Farmer’s Almanac Debuts in 1793 in Boston Founder Robert B. Thomas founded The Old Farmer's Almanac. (which was called The Farmer's Almanac until the early 1800's) The first issue was the 1793 edition that was released in the fall of 1792. There were 3,000 copies sold in Boston and through peddlers in New England. The price was sixpence (or about 9 cents). It featured the calendar pages for 1793 including astronomical information, holidays, tides and weather predictions. Several pages were devoted to federal and state courts. Four pages included distances between New England towns, along with names of innkeepers. It also included anecdotes, words of wisdom, and mathematical puzzles.