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Public Occurrences
The first colonial newspaper in America, Publick Occurrences, was published. British government forced Benjamin Harris and Richard Pierce to shut down newspaper for not having the right license. -
Boston News-Letter
This was the first newspaper in America to survive beyond its first issue lasting for seventy-two years. -
Freedom of the Press
This is part of the first amendment created to protect the right for the press to bring news to the general public. -
First Telegraph Line
The first telegraph message was sent by inventor Samuel F.B Morse over an experimental line from D.C. to Baltimore. -
New York Journal's Funny Papers
An example of "yellow Journalism" because it competed with other newspapers using bold headlines, comics, illustrations, and activist journalism. -
New York Times Pubishes "Pentagon Papers"
A series of classified documents released to the Times by Daniel Ellsberg relating to the Vietnam War. -
Madison Capital-Times Goes Onilne
The venerable newspaper founded in 1917 said they will stop the print version of their publications and switch to fully online versions.
