History of Newspapers

By slangleys

  • England's First

    The first newspaper in England was printed

  • News on Sunday

    The first British Sunday paper was printed

  • The Times

    The Daily Universal Register was published in 1785, changing its name to The Times 26 years later.

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian (originaly called the Manchester Guardian) was published

  • Steam Press

    The first steam press was used to print

  • The Telegraph

    The Daily Telegraph was first published in 1855

  • First U.S. Photograph

    The first photo in a newspaper was printed in the New York Graphic

  • First U.K. Photograph

    The first photo in a British newspaper was published in 1891

  • Daily Mail

    The Daily Mail was first printed in 1896

  • Sunday Times

    The Sunday Times became the first Sunday paper printed in colour

  • The Sun

    The Daily Herald changed its name to The Sun

  • PCC

    The Press Complaints Commission was created to protect the rights of individuals featured in newspaper stories.

  • The Metro

    The Metro was first published in 1999

  • News of the World

    The News of the World stopped publication after 162 years