newspaper

first monthly paper

Oct 31, 1556

First monthly newspaper Notizie Scritte published in Venice. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

first printed weekly newspaper

Oct 31, 1605

First printed newspaper published weekly in Antwerp called Relation. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

first french newspaper

Oct 31, 1631

The first French newspaper published, the Gazette http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

Post-och Inrikes Tidningar is published in Sweden

Oct 31, 1645

Post-och Inrikes Tidningar is published in Sweden and is still being published today, making it the world's oldest newspaper. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

The first newspaper is published in America

Oct 31, 1690

The first newspaper is published in America, Publick Occurrences. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

he first English language daily newspaper is published

Oct 31, 1702

The first English language daily newspaper is published called the Daily Courant. The Courant was http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

Considered the world%u2019s first journalist

Oct 31, 1704

Considered the world%u2019s first journalist, Daniel Defoe publishs the Review. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

First newspapers published in Australia

Oct 31, 1803

First newspapers published in Australia, the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

published 715 newspapers in america

Oct 31, 1830

Number of newspapers published in the U.S. is 715. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

New York Sun newspaper

Oct 31, 1833

The New York Sun newspaper costs one cent - the beginning of the penny press. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

Brooklyn Freeman newspaper

Nov 3, 1848

The Brooklyn Freeman newspaper is first published by Walt Whitman. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

P.T. Barnum

Nov 3, 1850

P.T. Barnum starts running newspaper ads for Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale" performances in America. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

Post Office

Nov 3, 1851

The Post Office starts offering a special cheap newspaper rate http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

Sierra Leone

Nov 3, 1855

First newspaper published in Sierra Leone http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

irst full-page newspaper ad i

Nov 3, 1856

The first full-page newspaper ad is published in the New York Ledger. Large type newspaper ads are made popular by photographer Mathew Brady. Machines now mechanically fold newspapers.

"morgue"

Nov 3, 1860

A "morgue" in newspaper terms means an archive. The New York Herald starts the first morgue. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

ouble column advertising

Nov 4, 1867

The first double column advertising appears for the department store Lord & Taylor. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm