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The First Time News Was Fit To Print, XXVI

In case you missed our first twenty-five volumes or the greatest hits edition, let me explain. Every Monday, we go into the archives of The New York Times to find the first time The Paper of Record covered selected topics. If you have a suggestion for next week, leave us a comment. Yoko Ono November 25, 1961 Far-Out Music Is Played at Carnegie One thing you can surely say about today's new music: the farther out it gets, the harder it is to describe. It wasn't always so; thirty years ago inner... READ ON

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The First Time News Was Fit To Print, XXV

In case you missed our first twenty-four volumes or the greatest hits edition, let me explain. Every Monday, we head into the archives of The New York Times to find first mentions worth mentioning. If you have a suggestion for next week, leave us a comment. 'Politics of Fear' September 29, 1968 Johnson Decries Politics of Fear President Johnson called today for an end to hate and fear as vote-gathering tactics in a plea for unity in this "season of bitter debate." Without mentioning by name any of... READ ON

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The First Time News Was Fit To Print, XXIV

In case you missed our first twenty-three volumes or the greatest hits edition, let me explain. Every Monday, we head into the archives of The New York Times to find first mentions worth mentioning. If you have a suggestion for next week, leave us a comment. "I Have A Dream" Speech August 29, 1963 Peroration by Dr. King Sums Up a Day the Capital Will Remember Dr. King brought them alive in the late afternoon with a peroration that was an anguished echo from all the old American reformers. Roger... READ ON

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The First Time News Was Fit To Print, XXIII

In case you missed our first twenty-two volumes or the greatest hits edition, let me explain. Every Monday, we head into the archives of The New York Times to find first mentions worth mentioning. If you have a suggestion for next week, leave us a comment. Barbara (Pierce) Bush December 12, 1943 Barbara Pierce Engaged to Wed Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Pierce have announced the engagement of their daughter, Barbara, to Ensign George Herbert Walker Bush, Naval Air Arm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Prescott S. Bush of... READ ON

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The First Time News Was Fit To Print, XXII

In case you missed our first twenty-one volumes or the greatest hits edition, let me explain. Every Monday, we head into the archives of The New York Times to find first mentions worth mentioning. If you have a suggestion for next week, leave us a comment. HDTV June 29, 1984 Satellite-to-Home Plan is Abandoned by CBS CBS had hoped the systems would open new markets for specialty programming and for High Definition Television. This new technology, known as HDTV, enables viewers to see extraordinarily... READ ON

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The First Time News Was Fit To Print

Back in July, during my first trip into the New York Times archives, I made one promise: "I plan to run this feature into the ground." Twenty-one volumes and one NPR appearance later, it's safe to say I kept my word. Here are my ten favorite first mentions uncovered these last six months. 1. Walkman July 7, 1980 Stereo-to-Go "“ and Only You Can Hear It Josh Lansing and the young blonde woman had never even met before, but as they passed each other on Madison Avenue the other afternoon, she... READ ON