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America's First Newspaper
America's first newspaper, Publick Occurrences, Both Foreign and Domestick, is published in Boston. The paper, able to fill only three of its four pages with text, suspends publication after one issue after drawing criticism from the colonial government.
Dec 19, 1769
First Printing Press of America
Isaac Doolittle of Connecticut builds the first printing press made on American soil.
Dec 15, 1791
First Amendment Ratified
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution, expressly forbidding Congress from making any law "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press," is ratified.
Dec 19, 2019
Steam-driven Printing Press
Jonas Booth invents a steam-driven printing press, soon making the mechanical process of printing newspapers much more efficient and less costly.
Sep 3, 1833
First Edition of the New York Sun
Benjamin Day issues the first edition of the New York Sun, America's first "penny press" newspaper. The cheap paper, sold for a fraction of the cost of all earlier newspapers, soon attracts a much wider audience by catering to the interests of New York City's ordinary citizens.
May 6, 1835
First Edition of the New York Herald
James Gordon Bennett issues the first edition of the New York Herald, which will soon grow in popularity to become the country's most widely read newspaper. Bennett will introduce a number of innovations that will revolutionize the American news industry.
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