Google Commemorates the 151st birthday of Nellie Bly

 

Google is commemorating the 151st birthday of Nellie Bly, an American journalist known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days,in emulation of Jules Verne's Fictional Character Phileas Fogg

She was born as Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, and Google's latest musical doodle narrates the journey of the reporter with Karen O's 'Nellie' playing in the background.

Nellie Bly (May 05,1864 - Jan 27,1922)was a pioneer in her field and launched a new kind of investigative journalism. In addition to being a journalist, Bly was also an industrialist, inventor, and charity worker.

Nellie Bly was the Pen Name of American Journalist Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman.