This Week In American History: On July 21, 1899 Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He is considered one of the greatest authors of the 20th century: known for writing “A Farewell to Arms”, “For Whom the Bell Tolls”, and “The Old Man and the Sea” which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. Ernest Hemingway’s Beginnings Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, … [Read more...]