The original New York Sun began publication September 3, 1833, as a morning newspaper, and an evening edition began in 1887. The Morning Sun merged into the New York Herald in 1919, while the Evening Sun continued until January 4, 1950, when it merged with the New York World-Telegram to form a new paper called the New York World-Telegram and Sun, which in 1966 became part of the New York World Journal Tribune, which folded in 1967. September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... The New York Herald was a large distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835 and 1924. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The New York World-Telegram was formed by the 1931 sale of the New York World by the heirs of Joseph Pulitzer to Scripps Howard, owners since 1927 of the Evening Telegram. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The New York World Journal Tribune was a newspaper that grew out of an attempt to save several historic New York City newspapers by a merger in 1966. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2002 a new newspaper was launched with the same name, but with no other connection to the original newspaper 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The modern New York Sun is a daily newspaper published at New York City which debuted April 16, 2002. ...

The original Sun is best known for the editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus". It also played a crucial role in The Great Moon Hoax. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus was the subheading over an editorial in the September 21, 1897 New York Sun which has become extremely famous. ... The Great Moon Hoax was a series of six articles that appeared in the New York Sun beginning on August 25, 1835 about the supposed discovery of life on the Moon. ...

The masthead of the original Sun is visible in a montage of newspaper clippings shown in a scene in the film The Godfather. A masthead, ususally found on the editorial page of a newspaper, most often lists the members of the newspapers editorial board. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The Godfather is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name (see The Godfather (novel)) written by Mario Puzo, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. ...