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Alicia Patterson

Alicia Patterson, American journalist and publisher, co-founded Newsday (died 1963)

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Born
October 15, 1906
Died
July 2, 1963
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1906

About Alicia Patterson

Alicia Patterson was an American journalist, and cofounder and editor of Newsday. With Neysa McMein, she created the Deathless Deer comic strip in 1943. The Alicia Patterson Foundation, created in accordance with her will, presents an annual prize to mid-career journalists. Guggenheim awarded 49% of the paper's stock to his wife, and retained 51% for himself. In 1954, it won the Pulitzer Prize and became the country's largest suburban newspaper.

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Alicia Patterson timeline

  1. With Neysa McMein, she created the Deathless Deer comic strip in 1943.
  2. In 1954, it won the Pulitzer Prize and became the country's largest suburban newspaper.

The world when Alicia Patterson was born

Alicia Patterson was born in 1906. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alicia Patterson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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