ICONIC HEADLINES

Complete the headline with one word. (e.g., Chicago Daily Tribune: “_____ Defeats Truman” (Nov. 3, 1948). Answer: Dewey.)

Freshman level

1. The New York Times: “_____ Sinks Four Hours After Hitting Iceberg” (April 16, 1912).

2. Los Angeles Times: “Beatle John _____ Slain” (Dec. 9, 1980).

3. Chicago Tribune: “Assassin Kills _____: Lyndon Johnson Sworn In” (Nov. 23, 1963).

Graduate level

4. New York Daily News: “Martin _____ Shot to Death” (April 5, 1968).

5. The Washington Post: “____ Resigns” (Aug. 9, 1974).

6. Daily Mail: “Greatest Crash in ____ Street’s History” (Oct. 25, 1929).

Ph.D. level

7. Daily News: “_____ Dead” (Aug. 31, 1997).

8. City Press: “_____ Goes Free Today” (Feb. 11, 1990).

9. The Salt Lake Tribune: “_____ Dead” (May 2, 1945).

Answers: 1. Titanic. 2. Lennon. 3. Kennedy. 4. King. 5. Nixon. 6. Wall. 7. Diana. 8. Mandela. 9. Hitler.

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