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Publication of the Sole Issue

When: September 25, 1690
Where: Boston, Massachusetts
Part of: Publication of the only issue of Publick Occurrences

The first and only issue of Publick Occurrences was printed in Boston on September 25, 1690, by Richard Pierce under the editorship of Benjamin Harris.

Published in Boston, then part of the Dominion of New England, the newspaper was the first multi-page publication in British America. It was intended for monthly release but appeared only once, lacking parliamentary support or advertising revenue.

Sources

Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27

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