Tag: Journalism

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8th April 1904: Times Square in New York given its name

8th April 2022
Tagged as: America, City, Culture, Journalism, New York, Newspaper, United States, USA

Times Square in New York was given its name shortly after the offices of The New York Times moved to the area.

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1st February 1968: Viet Cong Captain Bảy Lốp executed by General Loan

1st February 2022
Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Journalism, USA, Viet Cong, Vietnam, War

On the 1^st February 1968, American photojournalist Eddie Adams took a photograph of South Vietnamese National Police Chief General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executing Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém in Saigon.

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25th January 1890: Nellie Bly circumnavigates the world in 72 days

25th January 2021
Tagged as: America, Journalism, Jules Verne, Literature, Newspaper, Transport, USA

At 3.51pm on the afternoon of the 25^th January 1890, American journalist Nellie Bly arrived in New Jersey after completing a 72 day, 24,899-mile journey around the world.