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National Winnie the Pooh Day - Show Notes for January 18 - Ep18Today’s featured holiday is National Winnie the Pooh Day.In 1926, British author Alan Alexander Milne, known as A. A. Milne, authored the children’s story that would bring joy to millions of children and adults over the coming decades. Winnie-the-Pooh is as beloved today as it was nearly a century ago when it was first published.A. A. Milne was born on January 18, 1882 in Hampstead, United Kingdom. Thus, we celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day on Milne's birthday.Milne got the idea for the Winnie the Pooh stories during W.W.1 while watching his son, Christopher Robin, visit his favorite animal in the London Zoo. Winnie was a female Canadian Black Bear who captivated Christopher’s heart. Christopher changed his favorite Teddy Bear’s name from Edward to Winnie and added the name, Pooh, which was the name of a beloved Swan.The books were illustrated by E. H. Shepard who used the woods surrounding Milne’s home as the setting. Most of the characters in the Wi