#OnThisDay, 25 Jan 1890, American journalist Nellie Bly arrives back in New York to huge crowds, becoming the first *person* to circumnavigate the world in under 80 days (she took 72).
Read all about Nellie and the 'stunt girl' reporters who made front page news in the 1880s-90s in our new blog post here: https://carvehername.org.uk/nellie-bly-stunt-girl-reporters/
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