| Friday, August 18, 2006 |
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| The New York Times |
SpotlightIt was on this date in 1896 that publisher Adolph Ochs took over the failing New York Times and began to build it into one of the world's leading newspapers. When he acquired the NY Times, the paper had a readership of less than 10,000. Ochs' practice of reporting the news objectively, coupled with reducing the price to a penny, worked to drastically increase readership. In 1904, Times Square was renamed for the newspaper which had just moved its headquarters to 42nd St.
Today in History
- Genghis Khan: Mongol conqueror died; heirs killed anyone who saw his funeral procession (1277)
- suffrage: US women received the right to vote when the 19th Amendment was ratified (1920)
- Lolita: controversial novel by Vladimir Nabokov was published (1958)
Today's Birthdays
- Virginia Dare: first child born to English parents on American soil; she disappeared along with entire colony from Roanoke Island, North Carolina (1587-?)
- Roman Polanski: Oscar-winning director, The Pianist (73)
actors : Robert Redford (69), Christian Slater (37), Edward Norton (37)
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