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L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in a 1911 photo. October 7 – Outlaw Elmer McCurdy and "associates" are chased after trying to rob a train in Oklahoma. McCurdy on the run is eventually hunted down and shot by authorities. His body is never claimed and later is chemically petrified.
The Voice of a Generation (July 29, 1911) In his analysis, Irwin raised awareness among the public as to the corruption and moral decay of newspapers of the era. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He covered both negative and positive aspects of newspaper coverage, and even attempted to define what is "news", a topic that is still debatable to this day among ...
1911 March 25: 146 employees, mostly women, are killed in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire near Washington Square Park, some by being forced to jump from the building by the fire. [85] July: 1911 Eastern North America heat wave. New York Public Library Main Branch building constructed. Negro Society for Historical Research established. [36]
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Three banal and seemingly harmless occurrences culminated in horrific gun violence in the span of six days, deepening the sense that no place is truly safe.
The 1911 Eastern North America heat wave was an 11-day severe heat wave that killed at least 380 people, though estimates have put the death toll as high as 2,000 people. [1] The heat wave began on July 4, 1911 and didn't cease until July 15. [2] In Nashua, New Hampshire, the temperature peaked at 106 °F (41 °C). In New York City 158 people ...
The front pages of these newspapers, bearing headlines like "ACT OF WAR" and "AMERICA'S DARKEST DAY," underscored the impact the attacks had on the American psyche. Here is what newspapers looked ...