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Newsies is a historical drama film that tells the story of the 1899 New York City newsboys' strike against publisher Joseph Pulitzer. It features original songs by Alan Menken and stars Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Ann-Margret, and Robert Duvall.
On approximately July 18, 1899, a group of newsboys in Long Island City turned over a distribution wagon for the New York Journal and declared a strike against the papers of Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the World, and William Randolph Hearst, publisher of the Journal, until prices were rolled back to 50¢ per hundred. [2]
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (Oxford UP, 1999). Cohen, Sol. Progressives and Urban School Reform: The Public Education Association of New York City 1895-1954 (1964) Commission on Educational Reconstruction. Organizing the Teaching Profession: The Story of the American Federation of Teachers (1955)
A comprehensive list of films and documentaries that are set in New York City or a fictionalized version thereof, from 1901 to 2019. Browse the titles by decade and genre, from classics like The Jazz Singer and King Kong to modern hits like The Avengers and Spider-Man.
A neo-noir crime film by the Coen brothers, starring Billy Bob Thornton as a barber who blackmails his wife's lover and gets involved in a murder. The film is in black-and-white and features classical music, voiceover narration, and a UFO ending.
NYSUT is a 600,000-member labor union that represents various education and public sector workers in New York state. It was formed in 1972 by the merger of the New York State Teachers Association and the United Teachers of New York, and is affiliated with the AFT and the NEA.
Learn about the origins, evolution and challenges of newspaper hawkers, also known as newsboys or newsies, who sold newspapers on the streets without a fixed newsstand. Find out how they worked in different countries and periods, and who were some famous Americans who started as newsboys.
By 1917, New York was funding the world war efforts of Britain, France and for other Allies. By the 1920s, New York had surpassed London as a world banking center. The New York Stock Exchange was the national focus of wealth making and speculation until its shares suddenly collapsed late in 1929, setting off the worldwide Great Depression. [90]