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William H. Armstrong (author)

William H. Armstrong, American author and educator (died 1999)

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Born
September 14, 1911
Died
April 11, 1999
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1911

About William H. Armstrong (author)

William Howard Armstrong was an American writer of children's literature and educator, best known for his 1969 novel Sounder, which won the Newbery Medal. In 1956, at the request of his school headmaster, he published his first book, a study guide called Study Is Hard Work. Praised by critics, Sounder won the John Newbery Medal and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1970, and was adapted into a major motion picture in 1972 starring Paul Winfield and Cicely Tyson.

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William H. Armstrong (author) timeline

  1. In 1956, at the request of his school headmaster, he published his first book, a study guide called Study Is Hard Work.
  2. Praised by critics, Sounder won the John Newbery Medal and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1970, and was adapted into a major motion picture in 1972 starring Paul Winfield and Cicely Tyson.

The world when William H. Armstrong (author) was born

William H. Armstrong (author) was born in 1911. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1911

  • Best-selling book"The Broad Highway" – Jeffery Farnol

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Indianapolis 500 race
  • Top headlineTriangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 workers
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental airplane flight (49 days)
  • World population~1.71B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population93.4M

1911 versus 2026

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Measure19112026
Population93.4M341 million

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