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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Launches
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was originally called the Pittsburgh Gazette. It was founded by John Scull and Joseph Hall. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was the first newspaper west of the Allegheny Mountains and was a four-page weekly produced on a wooden press. -
The Philadelphia Inquirer Launches
The first issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer was published on June 1, 1829. The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell and was originally called The Pennsylvania Inquirer. -
The New York Times Launches
The New York Times' first issue is published on September 18, 1851 and has been a New York based daily newspaper ever since. -
National Geographic Society Founded
The National Geographic Society was founded about 9 months before the first magazine was published. -
National Geographic Magazine Launches
The first issue of National Geographic was published in October of 1888. Since this is a monthly magazine, no exact day can be determined. -
ABC News Launches
ABC, the American Broadcast Company, was founded on October 12, 1943. -
CNN Launches
The American based basic cable network, CNN, was launched for the very first time on June 1, 1980. CNN is also known as the Cable News Network. -
The Huffington Post Founded
The Huffington Post is an American online news blog founded in 2005 by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, Andrew Breitbart, and Jonah Peretti, who are featuring columnists. The exact day of its founding is unknown.
