Front page of the New York Sun, November 26, 1834

In New York, The Sun began publication September 3, 1833, as a morning newspaper (edited by Benjamin Day with the slogan "It Shines for All"); an evening edition was introduced in 1887. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Benjamin Henry Day (1810 &ndash 1889 was a US Illustrator and printer Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The morning edition of The Sun was subsumed by the New York Herald in 1919. The New York Herald was a large distribution Newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835 and 1924 Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Evening Sun continued until January 4, 1950, when it merged with the New York World-Telegram to form a new paper called the New York World-Telegram and Sun; in 1966, this paper became part of the New York World Journal Tribune, which folded the following year. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New York World-Telegram, later known as the New York World-Telegram and Sun, was a New York City newspaper from 1931 to 1966 The New York World Journal Tribune, also known as the World-Journal-Tribune, was a newspaper published in New York City from September 1966 until

During 2002, a new newspaper was launched in New York with the same name but no other association with the original Sun. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The New York Sun was a contemporary five-day Daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 until 2008

History

The Sun first became famous for its central role in the Great Moon Hoax of 1835. " The Great Moon Hoax " was a series of six articles that were published in the New York Sun beginning on August 25, 1835 about Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common On April 13, 1844, The Sun published "The Balloon-Hoax" by Edgar Allan Poe, a hoax about an alleged Atlantic crossing by balloon. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year " The Balloon-Hoax " is the title now used for a newspaper article written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844 Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, ^[1] Today it is best known for the 1897 editorial "Is There a Santa Claus?" (commonly referred to as "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus"), written by Francis Pharcellus Church. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common "Is There a Santa Claus?" was the Headline that appeared over an Editorial in the September 20 1897 edition of the New York Sun. Francis Pharcellus Church ( February 22 1839 &ndash April 11 1906) was an American publisher and editor ^[2] John B. Bogart, city editor of The Sun between 1873 and 1890, made what is perhaps the most frequently quoted definition of the journalistic endeavor: "When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news."^[3] (The quotation is frequently attributed to Charles Dana, Sun editor and part-owner between 1868 and 1897. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people The phrase Man bites dog and the related phrase Dog bites man are used to describe a phenomenon in Journalism, in which an unusual infrequent event is more likely Charles Dana may refer to Charles Anderson Dana (1819–1897 U Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common ) In 1947–48, the Sun featured a groundbreaking series of articles by Malcolm Johnson, "Crime on the Waterfront," that won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting in 1949. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Malcolm Johnson may refer to Malcolm Johnson (administrator, British director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau Malcolm The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The series served as the basis for the 1954 movie On the Waterfront. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) On the Waterfront is a American Drama film about mob violence and corruption among longshoremen. In the year 1868 the New York Sun hired their first female reporter by the name of Emily Verdery Bettey. The Sun hired Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd as a reporter and fashion editor in the 1880s; she was one of the first professional female editors, and perhaps the first full-time fashion editor, of any American newspaper. Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (January 31 1868-March 18 1942 was an American author of the early 20th century

The masthead of the original Sun is visible in a montage of newspaper clippings in a scene of the 1972 film The Godfather. A masthead is a list usually found on the editorial page of a Newspaper or Magazine, of the members of the newspaper's Editorial board. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed

See also

Moses Yale Beach

References

References

Gentleman of the Press: The Life and Times of an Early Reporter, Julian Ralph of the Sun. Lancaster , Paul. Syracuse University Press; 1992.