UPI Almanac for Friday, June 20, 2008.

UPI almanac for Wednesday, June 20, 2007.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Writers from 22 countries received Hellman/Hammett grants given to targets of political harassment and persecution, New York-based Human Rights Watch said.

Today is Tuesday, June 20, the 171st day of 2006 with 194 to follow.

Today is Monday, June 20, the 171st day of 2005 with 194 to follow.

Today is Sunday, June 20, the 172nd day of 2004 with 194 to follow.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Neil Simon's 33rd play, "Rose's Dilemma," reflects a mellower mood for the 77-year-old playwright who used to have audiences rolling in the aisles and is now more content to draw chuckles rather than guffaws.

Today is Friday, June 20, the 171st day of 2003 with 194 to follow.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- "Imaginary Friends," screenwriter Nora Ephron's first play, is about America's last sensational literary feud between Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy.