The First General Interest Magazine in History
Edward Cave’s famous Gentleman’s Magazine, which he edited under the pen name “Sylvanus Urban,” is considered the first general interest magazine ever published and was the first use of the term “magazine”. Here is the fifth edition of the January 1731 issue that got it all started.
French and Indian War – Treaties of Peace
The French and Indian War in America was formally concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763. As the May 1763 issue of Gentleman’s Magazine (printed in London) reports, “The Definitive Treaty of Friendship of Peace between his Britannick Majesty, the Most Christian King, and the King of Spain. Concluded ...
