jan 1, 1640 - Newspaper: The London Gazette

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The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published
The London Gazette claims to be the oldest surviving English newspaper and the oldest continuously published newspaper in the UK, having been first published on 7 November 1665 as The Oxford Gazette

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During junior high, the group members have journalism class. Since this particular newspaper is a huge milestone for journalism, it was introduced and studied for the subject.

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