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The El Paso Herald-Post bore witness to history El Paso history, as well as history of the United States and, indeed, of the world.
The El Paso Herald was born in 1881, during the industrial revolution, and saw El Paso grow from a military post on the frontier to a way station for East-West travelers. It saw El Paso become an important railroad town, and provided El Pasoans and the United States with a front-row seat to the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Refugees from that war came north across the border, and the future face of El Paso began to take shape.
The Great Depression greatly affected El Paso, and the drama that was World War II was reflected in the newspaper, as many El Pasoans served in the services.
The story of the Cold War and East-West relations was related to El Pasoans through stories and pictues in the Herald-Post, as were the turbulent '60s.
Herald-Post reporters and photographers told the stories of what many consider the beginnings of true democracy in Mexico, with the election of a Panista governor in Chihuahua state in 1992.
Herald-Post readers were treated to many fascinating stories in the '90s, culminating in the curious story of an apparent high-altitude meteor explosion and big bang over El Paso during the last week of Herald-Post publication.
Along the way, the staff of the Herald-Post picked up countless accolades and journalism awards, including two Pulitzer Prize finalist honors in 1987, an unprecedented feat for a a 30,000 circulation daily.
Please submit anecdotes, stories photos and other contributions for this website to:
Julie Vera at jvera@express-news.net
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