Looking back at newspaper headlines on August 15, 1947

When India achieved independence on 15th August 1947, newspapers all over the world were flooded with headlines that tried to capture the essence of that historical day. As India celebrates its 75th Independence Day, let us look back at some of the headlines from that fateful day.

New York Times: The New York Times used a map of the subcontinent with the caption,

The Statesman: The Statesman had the banner headline,

Morning News: Morning News had the banner headline,

Times of India: The Times of India had the banner headline,

Washington Post: The Washington Post had a two-column headline,

Hindustan Times: The Hindustan Times had banner the headline,

Daily Telegraph: The Daily Telegraph, a London based newspaper, carried the news of India's independence with a reference to the Partition, on the extreme left side of the front page. The headline read,

The Guardian: The headline of (erstwhile) Manchester Guardian was,