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Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly, born Elizabeth Cochran Seaman in 1864, was a pioneering American journalist and adventurer. She gained widespread acclaim for her groundbreaking trip around the world in just 72 days, a feat that captured the public's imagination in the late 19th century. Bly embarked on this remarkable journey in 1889, aiming to beat the fictional record set by Jules Verne's character Phileas Fogg in "Around the World in Eighty Days." Setting out from New York on November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly's trip involved extensive planning and strategic transportation choices to ensure a swift global…
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