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[1] [2] [3] The first photo to appear on the cover of National Geographic was in the July 1959 issue of the magazine. [2] The cover story titled "New Stars for Old Glory" featured the 49-star flag of the United States after Alaska's admission to the Union as a U.S. state, [4] which was signed into law on July 3, 1959, by President Dwight D ...
John Oliver La Gorce (September 22, 1880 – December 23, 1959) was an American writer and explorer known for his work in the National Geographic Society.He served as Associate Editor of the Society from 1905 to 1922, Vice President from 1922 to 1954, and President from 1954 to 1957, before retiring at the age of 77.
[1] [2] [3] This is a list of National Geographic cover stories including writers and photographers [4] starting in July 1959, when the magazine started featuring photos on the front cover. National Geographic was first published in October of 1888 [5] with the first photo to appear on the cover in July 1959, that of an American flag. [6 ...
National Geographic (formerly The National Geographic Magazine, [3] sometimes branded as Nat Geo [4]) is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. [5] The magazine was founded in 1888 as a scholarly journal, nine months after the establishment of the society, but is now a popular magazine.
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (/ ˈ ɡ r oʊ v ən ər / GROH-vən-ər; October 28, 1875 – February 4, 1966), was the first full-time editor of the National Geographic magazine (1899–1954). Grosvenor is credited with having consolidated the nascent magazine.
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
Most reference sources require a subscription to National Geographic, however if clicked on, you will be taken to the cover photo of that issue (Very slow website), you just won't be able to go into the magazine. Jake Jakubowski (Talk) 09:14, 12 April 2023 (UTC) The lack of any meaningful non-Nat Geo sources makes me wonder if this meets NLIST.
Melville Bell Grosvenor (November 26, 1901 – April 22, 1982) was the president of the National Geographic Society and editor of The National Geographic Magazine from 1957 to 1967. He was the grandson of telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell.