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📅 Oct 28, 1726
Swift Publishes Gulliver's Travels
On October 28, 1726, Jonathan Swift published Gulliver's Travels, a satire that mocked the age.
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📅 Sep 18, 1851
The First Issue of The New York Times Is Published
On September 18, 1851, the first issue of the New-York Daily Times was published, founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones.
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📅 Oct 3, 1908
Pravda Is Founded in Vienna
On October 3, 1908, the first issue of Pravda was published in Vienna by Russian exiles including Trotsky.
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📅 Sep 21, 1937
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit Is Published
On September 21, 1937, Tolkien's The Hobbit was published in London, with a print run of 1,500 copies that sold out within months.
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📅 Oct 2, 1950
The Peanuts Comic Strip Is First Published
On October 2, 1950, Charles Schulz's Peanuts appeared in seven newspapers for the first time.
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📅 Sep 27, 1962
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring Is Published
On September 27, 1962, Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, which led to the ban on DDT and the modern environmental movement.
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