December 16, 1940: Front page of the Daily Times-News, Burlington, North Carolina announcing the launch of the Hornet.

December 17, 1940: Front page of the Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwood, Michigan announcing the launch of the Hornet.

November 1, 1942: Front page of the Hammond Times, Hammond, Indiana announcing the loss of an unnamed U.S. carrier, this was the Hornet, but the Navy did not want the name of the ship released at the time.

November 1, 1942: Front page of the Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada.

November 16, 1942: Front page of the Lima News, Lima, Ohio. The story "Pacific Battle Rages on Land, Sea and in the Air" is a news release from the Japanese claiming that Hornet and Enterprise were both sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.