The history of Newspapers By leggatron Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Apr 8, 2011 newspaper Feb 8, 1600 Newpaper began to circle Feb 8, 1641 First English newspaper was printed Feb 8, 1690 American newspaper first printed Feb 8, 1702 Britain's first daily newpaper began to be printed Feb 8, 1780 British Gazette and Sunday monitor published Feb 8, 1783 First American daily newpaper printed Feb 8, 1785 Daily universal register published Feb 8, 1791 Observer was published and printed Feb 8, 1800 Stamp duty tax introduced Feb 8, 1814 The times used rotary printing for the first time Feb 8, 1822 Sunday times first published Feb 8, 1850 Reporters used telegraph to get news quick Feb 8, 1855 Stamp duty tax abolished Feb 8, 1880 First photo to be published Feb 8, 1900 Fleet street was the centre of the british newpaper industry Feb 8, 1961 Sunday telegraph was first published Feb 8, 1986 First colour newspaper in Britain Feb 8, 1986 The independant was published in 1986 Feb 8, 1999 Metro was published Feb 8, 2011 The News of the world ceased publication