Archive for February 13th, 2012

FIRST MAGAZINE IN AMERICA ON THIS DAY IN 1741

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The American Magazine was the first magazine published in the American colonies, 
edited by John Webbe in Philadelphia. It preceded Benjamin Franklin’s General 
Magazine by three days. The monthly periodical covered the proceedings of 
colonial government, as well as moral, political, and historical topics. It was 
in print for only three months.

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