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February 27, 2010

On this day...

... in 1691, Edward Cave, the English printer generally credited with publishing the first modern magazine, was born. The Gentleman's Magazine began publication in 1731, a decade before the first magazine in the American Colonies.

Also on this day, in 1939, Fortune magazine published a survey-based article that concluded, "it appears practically impossible for [President Franklin D.] Roosevelt to be re-elected in 1940." Roosevelt ultimately defeated his Republican opponent, Wendell Willkie, with 54.7 percent of the popular vote and 449 electoral votes to Willkie's 82.

Posted at 03:15 AM in On this day |

Tags: 1731, 1939, 1940 election, Edward Cave, England, first magazine, Fortune, Gentleman's Magazine, magazine, prediction, Roosevelt, survey, Wendell Willkie

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