100 HEADLINES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

Newspapers have been around for centuries but the form in which we recognize them only appeared during the seventeenth century as printing presses became more widespread. Two centuries on, the Industrial Revolution encouraged mass production; newspapers with attention-grabbing banner headlines began to be commonplace. Journalist James Maloney details the stories behind the 100 most momentous headlines, including 'Abraham Lincoln Assassinated' in 1865, 'Wall Street Crashes' in 1929, 'Hitler Sweeps to Power' in 1933 and 'Bin Laden Shot Dead' in 2011.