New York Herald facts for kids
The New York Herald was a very important newspaper in New York City. It was printed every day from 1835 to 1924. The first issue came out on May 6, 1835. It was started by James Gordon Bennett, Sr.. By 1845, it was the most popular and best-selling daily newspaper in the United States. In 1861, it sold about 84,000 copies. The newspaper even called itself "the most largely circulated journal in the world." Bennett once said that newspapers are meant "not to instruct but to startle." This meant he wanted the paper to surprise readers, not just teach them.
The New York Herald Newspaper
James Gordon Bennett, Sr.'s own ideas shaped what was written in the Herald. For example, the newspaper often had views that were against the Catholic Church. The Herald strongly supported the Democratic Party during the American Civil War. When Bennett was still in charge, the Herald was known for printing exciting or shocking stories. It was considered the most sensationalist of the main New York newspapers at that time.
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The New York Herald Building (1908) designed by architect Stanford White. It was taken down in 1921.
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François Flameng (1856-1923), A winter evening in a crowded Herald Square at the New York Herald Building, painted in 1909.
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A copy of The New York Herald from December 8, 1862.
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Statues of Minerva, the Bellringers, and Owls by Antonin Carles.
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In Spanish: New York Herald para niños
