1946 Event "Nellie Bly" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 16 performances 1946 Event "Nellie Bly" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 16 performances 1926 Birthday Robert Bly, U.S., poet/editor/translator, Loving a Woman in 2 Worlds 1890 Event Nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days) 1889 Event New York World's Nellie Bly (Liz Cochrane) begins 72 day world trip 1889 Event New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, by finishing trip following January in 72 days, 6 1867 Birthday Nellie Bly, Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, journalist
