Apologies if this has already made the rounds, but I just saw this article dated 8.15.11. Turns out that William Starling Burgess, a versatile Bostonian who designed yachts that won the America's Cup and airplanes for the US Navy and the Wright brothers, may also have had an oar in Times New Roman:

http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/08/15/081511-opinions-history-times-ne...