Dec 25, 2009

The Wives of the Dead | Compare and Contrast

1721: Benjamin Franklin's older brother, James, launches the first independent American newspaper, the New-England Courant, in Boston.

1835: Samuel Morse invents the telegraph.

Today: The Internet makes news gathering and reporting almost instantaneous and open to individuals as well as to news organizations.

1754-1760: The French and Indian War is fought between the French and British over North American territory, specifically whether the Ohio River valley is a part of the British Empire and therefore open for trade and settlement to...