Titanic 16^th April 1912, VE Day 8^th May 1945, first moon landing 21^st July 1969, death of Elvis August 16^th 1977, death of Diana 31^st August 1997, death of Kennedy 22^nd Nov 1963, war on America 12^th September 2001. The front page traditionally was where major news stories first reached the public (there was radio, but front pages captured attention through the use of an emotive, dramatic headline and image). The phrase ‘hold the front page’ is important as, in the past, this is where the most significant up to date news was reported. Students will not necessarily know about all the stories here, but a discussion of past news stories helps to develop an understanding of the role of the front page and newspapers today. Discussions can be linked back to 'what is news?' Here, it could be an unexpected occurrence with human tragedy, a significant event that affects lots of people, the death of famous, influential people, an important achievement.