Media History
This article was originally published on The 1995 Blog and has been republished with permission.…
This article was republished with permission from the 1995 blog. The demotion last month of…
On May 7, 1915, the news media reported that the British ocean liner Lusitania had…
When you pick up the daily newspaper, I.F. Stone used to say, go to page…
On May 6, 1937, the German airship Hindenburg exploded over Lakehurst, New Jersey after a…
On May 5, 1961, the news media reported that Alan Shepard had become America’s first…
One year before Ernest Hemingway won a Nobel Prize, he was awarded a Pulitzer. The…
Were you following Twitter four years ago today? On May 1, select journalists received simple,…
Although United States military involvement officially stopped in 1973, it was South Vietnam’s surrender on…
On April 29, 1996, The Wall Street Journal launched its first full online news site.…
The Apple iTunes music store opened for Mac users on April 28, 2003. iTunes for…
We mentioned in an earlier “Today in Media History” that computer mouse technology can be…
Thirty-five years ago, the U.S. aborted a Delta Force operation to rescue the U.S. hostages…
On April 23, 1964, the media described the opening of the World’s Fair in New…
Fifteen years ago today the news media reported on the seizure of 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez…
