Munsey's Magazine was an American magazine founded by Frank Munsey in 1889. Originally launched in 1889 as Munsey's Weekly, it became an illustrated monthly in 1891, printing both fiction and non-fiction. In 1893 the price was reduced from 25 to 10 cents and circulation rose to more than 250,000 issues. The same year Munsey became one of the first publishers to regularly feature a pretty girl on the cover. Circulation was also helped by the liberal use of illustrations, and reached a peak of about 700,000 in 1897, declining in the 1910s. Well-known writers appeared, including O. Henry, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Rice Burroughs, P. G. Wodehouse, and Joseph Conrad. In 1929 it was merged with Argosy, another of Munsey's magazines. Magazine historians consider Munsey's to have started a revolution in magazine publishing by setting a low price to increase circulation, and attracting sufficient advertising revenue to make a substantial profit. Other magazines quickly followed the example of Munsey's.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1628:
The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document that set out specific liberties of individuals, received royal assent from King Charles I. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petition_of_Right
1917:
First World War: The British Army detonated 19 ammonal mines under German lines, killing perhaps 10,000 in the deadliest non-nuclear man-made explosion in history during the Battle of Messines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Messines_%281917%29
1948:
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in the French protectorate in Morocco, during which 44 people were killed and 150 injured. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_anti-Jewish_riots_in_Oujda_and_Jerada
1969:
In their only UK concert, the rock supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and Ginger Baker, debuted in London's Hyde Park in front of 100,000 fans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith
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eat someone's lunch: (idiomatic, chiefly US, slang) To best or defeat someone thoroughly; to make short work of. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eat_someone%27s_lunch
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As we reflect on the sacrifices made on D-Day, we are reminded that freedom is not free and it has never been guaranteed. Every generation has to earn it, fight for it, and defend it in the battle between autocracy and democracy — between the greed of a few and the rights of many. Eighty years after our Nation’s brave Airmen, Coast Guardsmen, Sailors, Soldiers, and Marines embarked on D-Day — and as Americans everywhere answered the call to prayer and filled their hearts and homes with hope — may we honor the faith they kept in our Nation and their legacy by upholding the future that they died for — one grounded in freedom, democracy, opportunity, and equality for all. --Joe Biden https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joe_Biden