{"product_id":"100-headlines-that-changed-the-world","title":"100 Headlines That Changed The World","description":"\u003cp\u003eNewpapers are a form of instant history, capturing forever the awe and fascination that great historical events inspire. They are also an intriguing source to return to as they reveal the contemporary view of world-changing events, before it can be shaped by subsequent developments.\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile newspapers have been around for centuries, it was only when the Industrial Revolution encouraged mass production that newspapers with attention-grabbing banner headlines began to be commonplace. Now that newspapers seem to be in decline, we can look back at the period from the late 19th to early 21st century as the heyday of the newspaper, as well as a period in which the world changed beyond recognition.\u003cbr\u003e\nJournalist James Maloney details the stories behind the 100 most momentous headlines, including:\u003cbr\u003e\nAbraham Lincoln Assassinated in 1865.\u003cbr\u003e\nJack the Ripper (1888).\u003cbr\u003e\nBoer War begins (11 Oct 1899).\u003cbr\u003e\nRussian Revolution (1917).\u003cbr\u003e\nWall Street Crashes in 1929.\u003cbr\u003e\nHitler Sweeps to Power' in 1933.\u003cbr\u003e\nBritain declares war with Germany 3 Sept 1939).\u003cbr\u003e\nJapan declares war on US\/ Attack on Pearl Harbor (7 December 1941).\u003cbr\u003e\nCommunist China founded by Mao Tse-tung (1 October 1949).\u003cbr\u003e\nWatson and Crick discover DNA structure (1953).\u003cbr\u003e\nCuban missile crisis (1962).\u003cbr\u003e\nJ.F. Kennedy Assassinated (22 Nov 1963).\u003cbr\u003e\nFirst man on the moon\/Apollo 11 (21 July 1969).\u003cbr\u003e\nScientists identify AIDS (1981).\u003cbr\u003e\nChernobyl (April 26 1986).\u003cbr\u003e\nMandela (age 75) freed from jail (1990).\u003cbr\u003e\nDeath of Princess Diana (31 Aug 1997).\u003cbr\u003e\n911 terror attacks (2001).\u003cbr\u003e\nSaddam Hussein's capture (13 Dec 2003).\u003cbr\u003e\nBin Laden Shot Dead. in 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\nDeath of Steve Jobs\/Apple (5 October 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45111269064883,"sku":"9781780334813","price":360.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/91OZBa0_HpL.jpg?v=1762909508","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/100-headlines-that-changed-the-world","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}