July 4, 1905
By Fascinating front page of the Atlanta Constitution from July 4, 1905. Lead story was not Independence Day, and in fact I can’t find a single reference to the holiday on the page; either it was not the practice at the time, or…. you know. It’s good to see, however, that the mainstream media was once committed to round the clock battleship coverage.
Happy Independence Day! Soon I shall be drinking the Bloody Marys of Liberty…