On December 17, 1892, Arthur Baldwin Turnure first published
a new magazine, dedicated to “the ceremonial side of life”
and targeted at “the sage as well as the debutante, men of
affairs as well as the belle.” 

As a product of the Gilded Age, Vogue has chronicled and
influenced high society, fashion and culture ever since.

Arthur Baldwin Turnure(1856–1906)

Vogue, November 2024.

The Saturday Evening Post was first published in 1821 in the
same printing shop at 53 Market Street in Philadelphia, where
the Benjamin Franklin-founded Pennsylvania Gazette was
published in the 18th century.

Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790)

Melvin Emery Patton (November 16, 1924 – May 9, 2014) was an
American sprinter, who set the world record of 9.2 seconds in
the 100 yard dash in 1948. He also set a 220 yd. world record
in 1949 on a straightaway of 20.2, breaking the record held by
Jesse Owens.                                                                                

Patton won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He
was ranked first in the world in the 100 m and 200 m events in
1947 and 1949.

Patton was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of
Fame in 1985, and died in Fallbrook, California.

Cover of the first issue of Good Housekeeping.

On May 2, 1885, Good Housekeeping magazine debuted in
Holyoke, Massachusetts with this bold stated mission: “To
produce and perpetuate perfection—or as near unto
perfection as may be attained in the household.” And
an American institution begins, with a place in the
Smithsonian National Postal Museum.

Clark W. Bryan (1824 – 1899) Publisher

Cover from August 1908.

Willie Howard Mays Jr. (92) nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid"
is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball. He is regarded as one of the greatest players ever and ranks
second behind only Babe Ruth on most all-time lists.