On this day in 1690, the first American newspaper was published in Boston, Massachusetts
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On this day in 1690, the first American newspaper was published in Boston, Massachusetts, Publick Occurences Both Foreign and Domestick. Prior to this, only single-paged newspapers (called broadsides) had been published in the colonies. The first (and only) issue reported on smallpox, a deadly fire, French-English relations, and Native Americans in the region. 📰 📰 📰
The paper was short-lived – quickly deemed offensive by British authorities, it was shut down a few days later.
Franklin at the Press, Elmer Boyd Smith, 1916
