New York World

The New York World was a newspaper published in New York from 1860 until 1931.

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Newspaper - New York - 1860 - 1931

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The newspaper was unsuccessful until it was purchased by Joseph Pulitzer in 1883. Nellie Bly, a journalist on the title became the first investigative journalist, often working undercover. As a publicity stunt for the paper inspired by Around the World in Eighty Days, she travelled around the planet in 72 days.

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Joseph Pulitzer - 1883 - Nellie Bly - Journalist - Investigative journalist - Around the World in Eighty Days

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In 1890 the newspaper built the New York World Building, the tallest office building in the world at the time.

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1890 - New York World Building

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In 1896, the newspaper became the first to launch a color supplement. It then joined a circulation battle with the New York Journal.

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1896 - Color supplement - New York Journal

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In 1911, Joseph Pulitzer died, passing control of the title to his son. The paper published the first crossword puzzle in 1913, but declined in popularity until it merged with the Evening Telegram in 1931 as the New York World-Telegram.

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1911 - Crossword puzzle - 1913 - Evening Telegram - New York World-Telegram

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The annual reference book called the World Almanac was founded by the newspaper and retains its name. The belief that the World Series of baseball is also named after the newspaper, however, is refuted by baseball researcher Doug Pappas. (For details, see Mr. Pappas' web page on the subject.)

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Reference book - World Almanac - World Series - Baseball - Doug Pappas

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