The BBC is hosting a competition to find the most iconic newspaper front page. Some classics are there the Sun's "Gotcha" and "Freddy Starr ate my hamster", the Telegraph's "War on America" and the Mail's "Murderers".
People's ages will have a big influence on whether the moon landing is more significant than the 9/11 attacks but I don't imagine that the "Mrs Pankhurst Arrested" Mirror headline from 1914 or the "Dunkirk" headline from the Daily Sketch of 1940 will have as much resonance as the more modern entries.
Our own contribution to the list is Jonathan Aitkin’s fall from grace. I have to admit that whenever I watch his "Sword of truth" speech I am amazed that he didn't get sent down just for being pompous.
For what it's worth my vote goes to the Telegraph. The attack on the twin towers will, unfortunately, be seen as a historical tipping point and the image and headline encapsulate it completely.
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I agree, the Telegraph frontpage is quite iconic. However, I don't expect it to win.
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