U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for August 19
Date:8/19/2009 9:31:00 AM
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 /-/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19: CARTOONISTS
Profile America -- Wednesday, August 19th. One simple pleasure more than a century old continues to this day in a morning ritual performed by millions -- reading the comic section of the daily newspaper. These cartoons go back to the late 19th century, and became a major popular cultural force, spawning comic books, radio shows, movies and Broadway musicals. Two prominent cartoonists of the past have birthdays this month -- George Herriman, creator of the enormously popular "Krazy Kat," and Walt Kelly, who created Pogo, a strip of social and political satire. Today, there are more than 1,400 daily newspapers published across the country, with a combined circulation of nearly 51 million readers. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p. 415, 418
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 1093
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button).
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