April 5, 2017
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Author Exposes Online Hate
American public at large.
With interviews with some 30
doing about them.
experts on media, culture, psy-
C ontinued from P age 12
Samuels said immersing herself chology, and technology, Rants
social causes behind them and ask in the subject took a toll on her & Retorts chronicles the ascen-
news corporations what they were psyche and has taken a toll on the dancy of hate speech in many on-
line news forums. It also presents
dozens of anonymous comments
by topic including on Barack
Obama’s presidency, crime, ed-
ucation and parenting, among
others, and examines the harmful
stereotypes and divisive beliefs
these Internet rants perpetuate in
American society.
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C ALENDAR
April 2017
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
April Fool’s Day
One Cent Day
MP3 audio format
first patented in
Germany (1989)
3
Find-A-Rainbow Day
Pony Express estab-
lished (1860)
10
Passover Begins at
Sundown
Encourage a Young
Writer Day
National Sibling Day
17
Sherlock Hemlock’s
Birthday (Sesame
Street character)
24
Library of Congress
established (1800)
Pigs-in-a-Blanket
Day
4
First U.S. flag ap-
proved (1818)
11
President Johnson
signs the Civil
Rights Act, 1964
(1964)
18
Paul Revere’s Fa-
mous Ride (1775)
Great San Francisco
Earthquake In 1906.
Pet Owner’s Day
25
Anzac Day (Austra-
lia, New Zealand)
Hubble Telescope
launched, 1990
World Penguin Day
5
National Read a
Road Map Day
Booker T. Washing-
ton born, 1856
R
6
North Pole Discov-
ered In 1898.
U.S. entered World
War I (1917)
7
No Housework Day
World Health Day,
established 1948
SUNDAY
2
Author Hans Chris-
tian Andersen born,
1805
International Chil-
dren’s Book Day
8
Trina Schart Hyman
born, 1939
9
Palm Sunday
Robert E. Lee sur-
rendered to Ulysses
S. Grant (1865)
12
13
14
15
16
Space Shuttle Colum-
bia First Launched
Crewed by John
Young and Robert
Crippen - 1981
3rd President Thomas
Jefferson born, 1743
Lee Bennett Hopkins
born, 1938
Titanic Struck an ice-
berg shortly before
midnight on April
14, then sinking.
Income Tax Day
Artist/Inventor Leon-
ardo Da Vinci born,
1452
Easter
Garth Williams born,
1912
Aviator Wilbur
Wright born, 1867
19
20
21
22
23
Humorous Day
Revolutionary War
began (1775)
Scientists Marie &
Pierre Curie isolate
radium (1902)
Kindergarten Day
Barbara Park born,
1947
Earth Day estab-
lished 1970
Girl Scout Leader
Appreciation Day
Home Run Day, Hank
Aaron hits his first
home run in 1954.
William Shakespeare
born, 1564
26
27
28
29
30
Administrative Pro-
fessionals/ Secretar-
ies Day
Hug a Friend Day
National Pretzel Day
Take Our Daughters and
Sons to Work Day
Take Our Daughters
to Work Day
Tell a Story Day
Arbor Day
James Monroe born,
1758 (5th Presi-
dent)
Zipper Day (patented
by Gideon Sund-
back in 1913)
National Honesty Day
Anniversary Lou-
isiana Purchase
completed (1803)