I'm going to bookmark this one. It's called Instant History. The author plans to post a cover of a historic issue of Time or Newsweek and comment on how the news magazines covered the events in that issue--history's first draft.
I really like the idea. I suppose it's because I have a couple of boxes full of old newspapers that I felt were worth saving. I have a New York Times from the day after Deng Xiaopeng died. I think I also have the very first color front page of the Times. I've got a clipping from the Wall Street Journal after Greenspan's "irrational exuberance" quote. Of course, my collection also includes a number of issues of the local paper in the days after 9/11. These are indeed history's first draft. It's why I like "On This Day." Instant History is going up on the blogroll in that category as well.
I admit that on more than one occasion after doing some research in the library I wandered over to the Time and Newsweek magazines and paged through some random issues from decades past. It would be interesting to do a more systematic search to see how these outlets reported on the economy--especially given the way I concluded Tuesday's post. I think I'll do that when I get a chance.
Hat tip: Betsy's Page
Thanks for that! The problem with collecting these things is that they are the opposite of anything "virtual" and require storage and protection. They can, however, be a lot of fun to roam around in. I've got some goodies coming up.
Bryce