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On Thursday, April 11, 1912, the Titanic made its stop outside of Queenstown, Ireland (now Cobh). She’d never see land again. But what was being reported in New York’s The Sun? The largest headline was about politics and President Taft, but I feel like we’ve seen enough of that lately. The leftmost headline was a …
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April 15 will mark the 109th anniversary of the Titanic‘s sinking, though she sailed from Southampton on April 10. What was going on in America during her voyage? Maybe New York newspaper The Sun can help us. Ah, today’s newspapers use formatting to better tell the reader which stories are important! I’ll just assume the …
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