I. F. Stone, American journalist and author (b. 1907)
Isidor Feinstein "I. F." Stone (December 24, 1907 – June 18, 1989) was an American investigative journalist, writer, and author.Known for his politically progressive views, Stone is best remembered for I. F. Stone's Weekly (1953–1971), a newsletter ranked 16th among the top hundred works of journalism in the U.S. in the twentieth century by the New York University journalism department in 1999; and second place among print journalism publications. Stone's reputation has been dogged by allegations of contact with or espionage for the Soviet Union, although Kirkus Reviews noted in its review of Myra MacPherson's biography of Stone that the author "takes pains to refute the charge that Stone was a Soviet spy, reserving special scorn for Ann Coulter ... for reviving it recently."
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Events on 1989
- 15Apr
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China. - 27Apr
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. - 20May
Tiananmen Square massacre
The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre. - 5Jun
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. - 24Jun
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.