June 4th, 2021
Company: | The Pulitzer Prizes |
Web site: | http://www.pulitzer.org |
On June 4, 1917 the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded on this date for the biography "Julia Ward Howe, b y Laura E. Richards and Maude H. Elliottt assisted by Florence H. Hall. Another was given for history "With Americans of Past and Present Days," by Jean Jules Jusserand. Prizes were also awarded for journalistic achievement. Since then earning Pulitzer Prize remains a top honor.