February 13 in American History
Andrew Bradford's American Magazine appeared in Philadelphia, narrowly beating Benjamin Franklin's competing publication to become the first magazine printed in the colonies. Neither lasted long, but they launched an American press culture — the flood of pamphlets, papers, and magazines that would help argue a nation into existence.
In 1741: the first magazine in America. Andrew Bradford's American Magazine appeared in Philadelphia, narrowly beating Benjamin Franklin's competing publication to become the first magazine printed in the colonies.
Andrew Bradford's American Magazine appeared in Philadelphia, narrowly beating Benjamin Franklin's competing publication to become the first magazine printed in the colonies. Neither lasted long, but they launched an American press culture — the flood of pamphlets, papers, and magazines that would help argue a nation into existence.
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