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  • Nellie Bly: Around the World in 72 Days

    On this date in 1890, journalist Nellie Bly arrived back in New York after a record-breaking 72-day trip around the world. Here are some things you may not have known about Bly and her journey. Elizabeth Jane Cochran was born in 1864 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the age of 16, she replied to a misogynistic…