Episode 2 of 4
Founding of the American Minerva
- When
- December 9, 1793
- Where
- New York City
In December 1793 Webster founded the American Minerva, New York's first daily newspaper, whose first edition appeared on December 9, 1793.
In December 1793, Webster founded New York's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, which he would edit for four years, writing the equivalent of 20 volumes of articles and editorials. The paper's first edition was published on December 9, 1793. Webster wrote the first known newspaper editorial in that first edition. The paper was later renamed the Commercial Advertiser.
Sources
- Noah Webster Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26
- Commercial Advertiser Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-06
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