The Financial Times is a London-based daily newspaper that focuses on business, finance and economics. It began in the late 19th century as the London Financial Guide and soon adopted its current name, rivalling another financial paper, the Financial News, with which it merged in 1945. It is printed on distinctive salmon-pink paper, a choice made to stand out from other newspapers. It was owned for many years by the Pearson group and was sold to the Japanese media company Nikkei in 2015. It is known for its international coverage and for its digital subscription model, and has a global readership among investors and policymakers.
Before and after
- 6 October 1887Birth of Le Corbusier
- 31 October 1887Birth of Chiang Kai-shek
- 22 December 1887Birth of Srinivasa Ramanujan
- 1888Rise of Les Nabis
- 9 January 1888Founding of Financial Times
- 13 May 1888Brazil abolishes slavery with the Golden Law
- 13 June 1888Birth of Fernando Pessoa
- 13 August 1888Birth of John Logie Baird
- 16 August 1888Birth of T. E. Lawrence
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- 31 March 1889Construction of Eiffel Tower
- 1894Radio
- from 6 April 1896 to 15 April 18961896 Summer Olympics
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.