The+History+of+Media

Here is a timeline of the history of media

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In the 1600's media starts to have advertising, and starts to get technical.
 * __ 1600's __**


 * 1600:** Copperplate style of handwriting uses narrow pen nibs to draw fine lines.
 * 1605:** First regularly published weekly newspaper appears in Antwerp.
 * 1611:** The King James version of the Bible is published.
 * 1620:** News sheets called "corantos" are sold in Europe.
 * 1622:** First ad in an English newspaper, //The Newes//.
 * 1655:** The word "advertising" is introduced.
 * 1690:** After one issue //Publick Occurrences//, first colonial newspaper, is suppressed.
 * 1696:** By now England has 100 paper mills.
 * 1698:** Public library opens in Charleston, South Carolina.


 * __ 1700's __**


 * 1702:** The first daily newspaper in the English language, the //Daily Courant//.
 * 1703:** A newspaper starts publication in Peter the Great’s Russia.
 * 1704:** In the American colonial city of Boston, a newspaper prints advertising.
 * 1709:** In London, //The Tatler//, first major magazine.
 * 1710:** England’s copyright act is the basis for protection of intellectual property.
 * 1714:** A stamp tax forces the closure of many newspapers in England.
 * 1732:** Franklin begins publication
 * 1765:** The British Stamp Act taxes newspapers, documents angers American colonists.