It's been debated since the first recorded newspaper advertisement was published in 1704 in the Boston News-Letter: "At Oyster-bay on Long-Island in the Province of N.York, There is a very good ...
April 24 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1704, the Boston News-Letter became the first U.S. newspaper to be published on a regular basis. In 1800, the U.S. Congress established the Library of ...