Tucson Festival of Books

That Was the Day That Was


Gene Weingarten spent six years researching the thousands of things that happened on one specific day in history, December 28, 1986, and he proved there is no such thing as "just an ordinary day."


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Gene Weingarten

Gene Weingarten is a Washington Post journalist. He writes long-form stories as well as Below the Beltway, the weekly syndicated humor column. His previous books include "I’m With Stupid: One Man....