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2004 Pierre Salinger, journalist/political press officer, dies at 79
1999 Martha Rountree, journalist, Meet the Press, dies at 87 1998 Dick Higgins, composer, coined term 'intermedia', founder, Something Else Press, dies of a heart attack in Quebec, Canada 1998 President Bill Clinton says he would never resign, 'I would never walk away from the of this country and the trust they've placed in me', during a press conference 1996 Robert Hersant, press baron, dies at 76 1995 James Brady, former white house press sect, suffers a heart attack 1995 Henry C Rogers, press Agent, dies at 81 1994 Ken Oosterbroek, South African press photographer, shot dead at 32 1994 Lawrence E Spivak, journalist (Meet the Press), dies at 93 1994 Joop C Swart, publisher/founder (World Press Photo), dies at 69 1993 Fire in the press box at Altanta Fulton County Stadium 1993 Kees Scherer, Dutch photographer (World Press Photo), dies at 72 1992 Martha Blackburn, Canada newspaper publisher (London Free Press), dies 1989 Journalist petition Chinese government for freedom of press 1988 Journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia 1986 South Africa censors press 1986 Sem Presser, Dutch press photographer, dies at 68 1986 Paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album 1986 Paul McCartney releases "Press" 1985 Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson taken hostage in Beirut 1979 Iran press censors start massive book burnings 1977 Radio Shack issues a press release introducing TRS-80 computer 25 existed, within weeks thousands were ordered 1977 Sue Press is 1st woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one 1975 French press reports massive deportation from Cambodia 1964 Chicago police break up Rolling Stones press conference 1962 Nixon tells press he won't be available to kick around any more 1960 Tamara and Irina Press (U.S.S.R.) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold 1958 UP and International News Service merge into United Press International 1955 Tony Snow, born in Kentucky, political commentator, columnist, radio, television news anchor, White House Press Secretary 1954 Senator John Kennedy appears on "Meet the Press" 1953 1st White House Press Conference (President Eisenhower and 161 reporters) 1950 Tim Russert, born in New York, American television journalist, author, lawyer, 'Meet the Press' moderator 1948 Greek government disbands due to state of war, press censorship 1947 "Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC 1947 1st black reporter in Congressional press gallery (Percival Prattis) 1945 "Meet the Press" premieres on radio 1943 Jody Powell, press mouthpiece, Jimmy Carter 1942 Marlin Fitzwater, press secretary, George Bush 1942 German-Netherlands press reports, 3 million Dutch sent to East-Europe 1940 James Brady, press secretary, wounded during Reagan assassin attempt 1939 Larry Speakes, presidential press secretary 1939 Ronald Ziegler, press secretary, Nixon 1939 Colin Webb, general manager, Press Association 1939 Irina Press, born in U.S.S.R., 80m hurdles/Pentathelete, Gold Medals 1960, 1964 Olympics 1938 Carmen Callil, born in Melbourne, Australia, publisher, author, founder, Virago Press, publisher of Chatto & Windus, Hogarth Press 1938 Michael Shea, director, Hanson Trust, Queen's press sect 1938 Dick Higgins, born in Cambridge, England, composer, coined term 'intermedia', founder, Something Else Press 1937 Tamara Press, U.S.S.R., shot putter/discus thrower, 3 Gold Medals 1960, 1964 Olympics, Silver Medal 1960 Olympics 1936 RCA displays TV for press 1936 Karl Kraus, journalist, writer, aphorist, playwright, poet, satirist, essayist, known for witty criticisms of the press, politics, German culture, dies at 62 1935 Hodding Carter III, press secretary, Jimmy Carter 1935 Associated Press inaugurates Wirephoto 1934 Ron Nesson, press secretary, Gerald Ford 1933 German President Von Hindenburg limits freedom of the press 1932 Geoffrey Cass, CEO, Cambridge University Press 1932 Bernard Ingham, press secretary, Margaret Thatcher 1931 Cornelis T. "Cor" van de Molen, director Social Businesses of Press 1930 Marvin Kalb, born in New York City, educator/newscaster, CBS/NBC, Meet the Press 1928 William HT Gairdner, English missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54 1928 Herbert Klein, newscaster and press secretary 1926 Louis Blom-Cooper QC/press arbiter 1925 Viscount Rothermere, English press magnate, Daily Mail, Evening News 1925 Pierre Salinger, newsman, ABC, press secretary, John Kennedy 1925 Joop C Swart, Dutch publisher/founder, World Press Photo 1924 Frank Press, American Scientist 1924 Amsterdam's Netherlands Press Museum opens 1920 Helen Thomas, UPI journalist, starts press conferences 1920 Kees Scherer, Dutch photographer, World Press Photo 1920 Robert Hersant, press baron 1918 United Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed 1918 [Benjamin] Franc[lin] Wedekind, German writer/press sec, dies at 53 1917 Sem Presser, Dutch press photographer 1917 Lenin defended "temporary" removal of freedom of the press 1917 New soviet government suspends freedom of press (temporary) 1914 German press falsely reports that French bombed Nuremberg 1913 1st presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson) 1911 Ethel Lois Payne, journalist, Chicago Defender, 1st Lady of Black Press 1907 E. W. Scripps founded United Press 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt denounces "muckrakers" in U.S. press 1905 Brian Coffey, born in Dublin, Ireland, poet, publisher, influenced by Catholicism, science and philosophy, surrealism, published in the University Review, established Advent Press 1903 Dutch Press museum opens in Amsterdam 1900 Lawrence E Spivak, born in Brooklyn, New York, news panelist, Meet the Press 1900 Associated Press News Service forms in New York 1900 Associated Press organizes in New York City as non-profit news cooperative 1878 Edward Scripps and John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press) 1874 Israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies 1874 Karl Kraus, born in Austria, journalist, writer, aphorist, playwright, poet, satirist, essayist, known for witty criticisms of the press, politics, German culture 1863 William Bullock patents continuous-roll printing press 1848 Sicily accepts new Constitution (choose parliament/freedom of press) 1847 Rotary-type printing press patents by Richard March Hoe, New York City 1837 1st U.S. electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport 1836 Coin Press invented by Franklin Beale 1833 James Ball Antyne, Scottish founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60 1829 Dutch parliament accepts new press laws 1740 King Frederik II of Prussia ends torture and guarantees religion and freedom of the press 1735 Jury acquits John Zenger (New York Weekly Journal) charged with seditious libel by royal governor of New York (victory for Freedom of press) 1639 1st printing press in America 1575 English queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis and William Byrd music press monopoly |
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