Vintage Headlines
The Press Made the Polio Vaccine Trials Into a Public Spectacle
As a medical breakthrough unfolded in the early 1950s, newspapers filled pages with debates over vaccine science and anecdotes about kids receiving shots
When Newspapers Reported on Gun Deaths as "Melancholy Accidents"
A historian explains how a curious phrase used by the American press caught his eye and became the inspiration for his new book
After Pearl Harbor, Vandals Cut Down Four of DC's Japanese Cherry Trees
In response to calls to destroy all the trees, officials rebranded them as "Oriental" rather than "Japanese"
The New York Times' 1853 Coverage of Solomon Northup, the Hero of "12 Years A Slave"
Northup's story garnered heavy press coverage and spread widely in the weeks and months after he was rescued
When the Beatles Arrived in America, Reporters Ignored the Music and Obsessed Over Hair
They'd go on to change American music forever, but the press focused on the moptops
What Reviewers Said About the First Mac When It Debuted
They nitpicked the hardware, but reviewers appreciated the groundbreaking features that would redefine the personal computer
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