First American Newspaper Published: The Boston News-Letter
They didn't wait for permission to print news. In 1704, Richard Pierce launched the Boston News-Letter with just four pages of gossip and shipping logs. But imagine the fear: a printer risking his livelihood without official royal approval. That risk sparked a chain reaction, turning isolated towns into connected communities where strangers could finally argue over the same facts. Now you can read the news on your phone, but it all started because one man decided to print what he wanted, not what a king allowed.
April 24, 1704
322 years ago
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