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1810
El Misisipi Leads the Way:
The French invasion of Spain was the top story in the inaugural issue of El Misispi in 1808. The New Orleans newspaper, printed in both Spanish and English, is the earliest known publication in the United States for Spanish-speaking Americans. "The sun rose over the unhappy people who will not see sunrises anymore," the war report in the first issue said.
Steam Powers Progress:
Powered by steam presses, newspapers grew. The Times of London used steam in 1814 to print 1,100 copies an hour. By 1840, a new design allowed The Sun in New York to print 4,000 copies an hour, equal to the entire weekly output of a hand press-produced newspaper. Steam also cut travel time for news. In 1839, a steamship made the voyage from Europe in 13 days; sailing ships took 22 days. By 1850, there were 9,000 miles of railroad track nationwide. |