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'''''USA Snapshots''''' was an infographic on the front page of ''[[USA Today]]'', which appeared beneath the ''Newsline'' column. According to the introductory line, this was "a look at statistics that shape the nation". |
'''''USA Snapshots''''' was an infographic on the front page of ''[[USA Today]]'', which appeared beneath the ''Newsline'' column. According to the introductory line, this was "a look at statistics that shape the nation". |
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| − | For the [[October 22]], [[2015]]<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/usa-today-back-to-the-future-newspaper/#more-320613 Special "front page wrap" for real life October 22, 2015 issue of ''USA Today''.]</ref> issue of ''USA Today'', the subject was "Ships sunk by whales since [[1979]]" by [[Tom Miller]], the source of which was ''[[Singh's Book of Sunken Ships]]''. |
+ | For the [[October 22]], [[2015]]<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/usa-today-back-to-the-future-newspaper/#more-320613 Special "front page wrap" for real life October 22, 2015 issue of ''USA Today''.]</ref> issue of ''USA Today'', the subject was "Ships sunk by whales since [[1979]]" by [[Tom Miller]], the source of which was the book ''[[Singh's Book of Sunken Ships]]''. |
The pale blue box-out gave the following statistical information, each of which was accompanied by a graphic depicting a sinking ship and a whale: |
The pale blue box-out gave the following statistical information, each of which was accompanied by a graphic depicting a sinking ship and a whale: |
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USA Snapshots infographic "Ships sunk by whales since 1979" on the front page of USA Today, on the left-hand side, below the Newsline column.
USA Snapshots was an infographic on the front page of USA Today, which appeared beneath the Newsline column. According to the introductory line, this was "a look at statistics that shape the nation".
For the October 22, 2015[1] issue of USA Today, the subject was "Ships sunk by whales since 1979" by Tom Miller, the source of which was the book Singh's Book of Sunken Ships.
The pale blue box-out gave the following statistical information, each of which was accompanied by a graphic depicting a sinking ship and a whale:
- S.S. Rusting Flotsam
- 31,000 Tons
- Rounding Cape Horn
- August, 1979
- Sea Monkey
- 24,000 Tons
- Cape of Good Hope
- June, 1982
- Floating Bucket of Death
- 18,500 Tons
- Bad Ganja Key
- March, 1988
Appearances
- Back to the Future Part II (in newspaper column)