“Nevermore” became the word of the day on this date in 1845 with the publication of Edgar Allen Poe’s popular poem The Raven. For more information: http://famousdaily.com/history/poe-the-reaven-first-published.html http://www.answers.com/topic/the-raven-published http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/raven-published-1845-20400.html