First Issue of The Boston News-Letter

Date: April 24, 1704 • Location: Cornwall, Canada

John Campbell released the first issue of The Boston News-Letter, the first continuously published newspaper in British North America.

John Campbell was an early American newspaper publisher and editor and Postmaster of Boston. He founded the first regularly published newspaper in British America, The Boston News-Letter.

This milestone marked a defining occurrence in Canada's and world history, leaving an indelible imprint on societal development, international relations, and cultural memory. Its enduring ramifications continue to be examined and commemorated by historians and scholars across the globe.