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- "Inventions Throughout the Ages" - <body>John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Chicago-based political and satirical cartoonist and war correspondent; he worked for several publications, including over forty years at the <i>Chicago Tribune</i> newspaper. McCutcheon illustrated several books for humorist George Ade, won the 1931 Pulitzer Prize for his cartoons about the Great Depression, and earned the nickname the “Dean of American Cartoonists."</body>
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"Inventions Throughout the Ages"
John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949) was a Chicago-based political and satirical cartoonist and war correspondent; he worked for several publications, including over forty years at the Chicago Tribune newspaper. McCutcheon illustrated several books for humorist George Ade, won the 1931 Pulitzer Prize for his cartoons about the Great Depression, and earned the nickname the “Dean of American Cartoonists." - Chicago Tribune Newspaper for Thursday, April 27, 1865 - This April 27, 1865, issue of the <em>Chicago Tribune</em> shows the way many newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's death and plans for the "funeral cortege". The special funeral train left Washington on April 21 on the slow journey to Springfield, Illinois, stopping for ceremonies in Chicago on May 1-2. The editors received the latest news reports by telegraph dispatches.
- April 27, 1865
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Chicago Tribune Newspaper for Thursday, April 27, 1865
This April 27, 1865, issue of the Chicago Tribune shows the way many newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's death and plans for the "funeral cortege". The special funeral train left Washington on April 21 on the slow journey to Springfield, Illinois, stopping for ceremonies in Chicago on May 1-2. The editors received the latest news reports by telegraph dispatches.
- Chicago Tribune Newspaper, June 6, 1968, "Senator Kennedy Dies!" - In 1968, many Americans asked themselves "What is happening to our country?" In June, Americans -- still reeling from the recent assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- learned that Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy had been shot and mortally wounded. Many had hoped the brother of slain-President John F. Kennedy could restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil.
- June 06, 1968
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Chicago Tribune Newspaper, June 6, 1968, "Senator Kennedy Dies!"
In 1968, many Americans asked themselves "What is happening to our country?" In June, Americans -- still reeling from the recent assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- learned that Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy had been shot and mortally wounded. Many had hoped the brother of slain-President John F. Kennedy could restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil.
- Chicago Tribune Newspaper, June 5, 1968, "Bobby Shot in Head" - In 1968, many Americans asked themselves "What is happening to our country?" In June, Americans -- still reeling from the recent assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- learned that Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy had been shot and mortally wounded. Many had hoped the brother of slain-President John F. Kennedy could restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil.
- June 05, 1968
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Chicago Tribune Newspaper, June 5, 1968, "Bobby Shot in Head"
In 1968, many Americans asked themselves "What is happening to our country?" In June, Americans -- still reeling from the recent assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- learned that Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy had been shot and mortally wounded. Many had hoped the brother of slain-President John F. Kennedy could restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil.