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The Fourth Estate in History
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There doesn't seem to have been a historical headlines game on an MC site for yonkeroos. How about one here? *silence ensues* Right then, motion carried.
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Financial Times: Venture Capitalists Invest in Property in Norwood
Given that this one's been sitting for almost two weeks...

Galileo Publishes Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World (1632)
The Sun - Galla nutta! Terra firma!
The Sport The Earth Moved for Me says Italian Stud.
The Mail -- Galileo was an asylum seeker.
The Guardian - Galilee heresay !
The Beano Free with this Issue! Twirling Sun and Earth Toy. Test Top Boffin's theory for yourself!
Le Figaro Galileo ! Magnifico !
Article Discredited
We regret that a planned sensationalist article by an Italian glass merchant has been withdrawn due to an unfavourable peer review from the Astronomer Royal of the Holy Office in Rome, a total lack of verifiable experimental evidence and a rumour that the author has been made an offer he cannot refuse.
Does anyone think it's time for another?
Please.
How about:

Gregorian calendar reform reaches England, September 1752, some 2 centuries after most of the rest of Europe

Daily Mail: Eurocrats Steal 11 Days!

Good Housekeeping - Free this issue! Your cut-out-and-keep calendar converter.
Guardian Colander reborn!
Financial Times New Year Bank Holiday moved to January 1st.
Good Health - "How to feel two weeks younger without even trying"
How about

Hannibal uses Elephants in War against Rome

Janes Defence Review Latest Punic Strike Capability (pictures)
Travel Agents Gazette: This year - Tuskany!
El Paso - Hannibal Announces Jumbo Battle Plan, maybe with a strap that says New weapon dubbed the "Mother of All Calves"
Skiing Monthly - Alpen Slopes Well-Packed
Arts Review Modelling Materials Shortage to End when Carthaginian Reaches Rome.
The Sun: Hannibal Takes Romans to Tusk (and on Holiday Supplement on page 21: New Roman Trunk Road Opens)
BBCi News UN inspectors find massive weapons of destruction
The Independent: Hannibal Crosses Alps With Elephants
followed by: New Scientist: Hannibal Crosses Alps With Elephants; None of the Offspring Survive
The Grauniad - Carthaginian Jumble Mystery
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