New York Daily News
The New York Daily News, officially titled the Daily News, is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, NJ. It was founded in 1919 as the Illustrated Daily News. It was the first US daily printed in tabloid format.
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The New York Daily News, officially titled the Daily News, is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, NJ. It was founded in 1919 as the Illustrated Daily News. It was the first US daily printed in tabloid format.
The 1946 referendum led to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme and the beginnings of universal healthcare.
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Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
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In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
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