Today in NYC History: Pulitzer Buys New York World, Changes New York, World (1883)
On April 28, 1883, a Hungarian immigrant named Joseph Pulitzer paid $386,000 to purchase the New York World from robber baron Jay Gould. Not one to waste time, Pulitzer immediately shook up the moribund newspaper and turned it into the most powerful media operation in the United States, dominating the New York and American press…
