The New York Times

Historical eventNovember 231924

The New York Times

The New York Times published evidence from Edwin Hubble (pictured) stating that the Andromeda Nebula, previously believed to be part of the Milky Way, is in fact another galaxy.

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When
Sunday, November 23 1924102 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1920s
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At a glance

Dates: From 1851.

Place: Manhattan, United States.

Type: daily newspaper, media company, and website.

Founded / initiated by: George Jones and Henry Jarvis Raymond.

What came before

Part of: Semantic Web.

What happened

History 1851–1896 Main article: History of The New York Times (1851–1896) This pre-publication prospectus presented the newspaper's philosophies, including that it "will canvass freely the character and pretensions of Public Men, the merits and demerits of all administrations of Government, National, State and Municipal, and the worth of all institutions, principles, habits and professions". [ 1 ] The first issue of The New York Times —initially called the New-York Daily Times —was published on Thursday,

The New York Times (NYT) is a newspaper based in Manhattan, New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces and reviews. One of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the Times serves as one of the country's newspapers of record. As of August 2025, The New York Times had 11.88 million total and 11.3 million online subscribers, both the highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States by a significant margin;

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November 23 1924 — 102 years ago, on a Sunday.

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