Title: The Word "News" Does Not Derive from the Four Cardinal Directions (North, East, West, South)
Headings: The Word “News” Does Not Derive from the Four Cardinal Directions (North, East, West, South)
The Word “News” Does Not Derive from the Four Cardinal Directions (North, East, West, South)
Content: According to USA Today, the top ten news stories of the past 25 years are (disclaimer: heavily biased towards U.S. related news): The “fall of communism” in 1989, with the destruction of the Berlin wall. The 9/11 terrorist attacks on The World Trade Center. The Iraq War starting in 2003. Hurricane Katrina and the devastation of New Orleans. The OJ Simpson trial in 1994-1995. The 2000 Presidential election that took 5 weeks to reveal a winner. The Clinton impeachment in 1999. The Afghanistan invasion of 2001.