Uh-oh! Hold the front page
QUESTION Has a newspaper announced an election result wrongly?
The first edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune for November 3, 1948, led with its infamous headline: ‘Dewey Defeats Truman.’
however, in the previous day’s U.S. Presidential election, harry S. Truman had defeated his rival. There is a photo of the victorious Truman holding the paper with its erroneous headline.
Opinion polls had widely predicted a Dewey victory, with the Tribune’s political reporter Arthur Sears henning confident this would happen. It is also worth noting the Tribune went to the presses earlier than its rivals.
After 150,000 copies had rolled off the press, the front page was changed for later editions, but not before it had gained its place in newspaper history.
Tim Mickleburgh, Grimsby, Lincs. FOR the result of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Newsweek prepared two commemorative magazine editions: one with the banner ‘President Trump’, the other with ‘Madam President’.
The night before the election result, Topix Media, which produces special issues of the magazine, felt the polling was so strong that it was safe to dispatch only the version detailing ‘ hillary Clinton’s historic journey to the White house’. Clinton was even spotted signing a copy at an event in Pittsburgh.
It’s thought 125,000 copies of the $10.99 commemorative magazine went on sale before they were recalled and replaced with 150,000 copies of the Trump edition.
A red-faced Tony romando, CEO of Topix Media, said: ‘Like everyone else, we got it wrong.’ he claimed just 17 copies of the Clinton edition were sold before the recall, but this is a contested figure.
Dan Newton, Cromer, Norfolk.
QUESTION How many Dukes of York have there been? Did any become king?
There have been 14 Dukes of York of which six have gone on to become king.
When a duke is elevated to monarch, the title merges with the Crown and must be recreated. This has happened eight times with the title of Duke of York. It was created in the Peerage of england in 1385 for edmund of Langley, the fourth surviving son of edward III.
edward Plantagenet, Duke of Albermerle, edmund’s eldest son, became the second Duke of York when he succeeded his father in 1406. he was slain at Agincourt in 1415 and left no issue.
The title passed to edward’s nephew, richard Plantagenet, who governed as Lord Protector during the madness of henry VI. When richard was killed at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460, his eldest son edward became the fourth Duke of York. however, when he became the first Yorkist king in 1461 as edward IV, the title merged into the Crown.
It was recreated for richard of Shrewsbury, second son of edward IV and fifth Duke of York. richard was one of the Princes in the Tower who was probably murdered by his uncle in 1483. From this time the title was usually reserved for the second son of the monarch.
henry Tudor, second son of henry VII, was the sixth Duke of York. When his elder brother Arthur, Prince of Wales, died in 1502, henry became heir apparent. When he became henry VIII in 1509, his titles merged into the Crown.
Charles Stuart, second son of James I, was the seventh Duke of York. When his elder brother, henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, died in 1612, Charles was heir apparent. he became Charles I in 1625.
James Stuart, the second son of Charles I, was the eighth Duke of York. The city and state of New York in the U.S. were named after him. When his elder brother, Charles II, died without heirs, he succeeded to the throne as James II.
During the 18th century, the double dukedom of York and Albany was created. The title was first held by the ninth Duke of York (styled the Duke of York and Albany), ernest Augustus of BrunswickLuneburg, Bishop of Osnabruck, the youngest brother of George I. he died without heirs.
The tenth Duke of York was Prince edward, younger brother of George III, who never married. The 11th Duke was Prince Frederick Augustus, the second son of George III. he was Commanderin-Chief of the British Army — the Grand old Duke of York in the nursery rhyme. he, too, died without heirs.
The next creation of the Dukedom of York (without Albany) was for Prince George of Wales, 12th Duke of York and second son of the future edward VII. After the death of his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, George was heir apparent and became George V in 1910.
Prince Albert, second son of George V and younger brother of the future edward VIII, was the 13th Duke of York. he came to the throne when his brother abdicated in 1936 and took the name George VI.
The title was created for the eighth time for the 14th and current Duke of York, Prince Andrew. he is eighth in line to the throne and so is unlikely to become monarch.
Ed Woodman, Hereford.
QUESTION What is a white elephant Christmas gift exchange? Are there other unusual present ceremonies?
THIS game also goes by the name of Dirty Santa or Thieves Christmas and is a good twist on Secret Santa.
everyone comes with a wrapped gift and places it in a pile. You are given a number, which is the order in which you will pick your gift.
When the first person picks, the next person can steal that gift or pick from the pile. This continues until all the gifts have been picked.
Stealing gifts is thoroughly entertaining. It’s always worth submitting a comedy gift, such as a whoopee cushion, for added hilarity.
A good one for children is hot Potato. Pass around your gifts one at a time — the one holding the gift when a timer goes off gets to keep it. Continue until everyone receives a gift.
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