
1830: The number of newspapers published in the United States is 715.1803: The first newspapers to be published in Australia include "The Sydney Gazette" and "New South Wales Advertiser.".1704: Considered the world’s first journalist, Daniel Defoe publishes "The Review.".1702: The first English-language daily newspaper is published: "The Daily Courant." The "Courant" was first published as a periodical in 1621.1690: The first newspaper is published in America: "Publick Occurrences.".1645: "Post-och Inrikes Tidningar" is published in Sweden and is still being published today, making it the world's oldest newspaper.1631: The first French newspaper, "The Gazette," is published.1605: The first printed newspaper published weekly in Antwerp is called "Relation.".1556: The first monthly newspaper, "Notizie Scritte," is published in Venice.59 B.C.: "Acta Diurna," the first newspaper, is published in Rome.1947: Phototypesetting is made practical.
1907: Commercial silk screening is invented.1904: Offset lithography becomes common, and the first comic book is published.1892: The four-color rotary press is invented.Diazotype-in which photographs are printed on fabric-is invented. 1891: Printing presses can now print and fold 90,000 four-page papers per hour.1890: The mimeograph machine is introduced.1878: Photogravure printing is invented by Karl Klic.1870: Paper is now mass-manufactured from wood pulp.
1886: The linotype composing machine is invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler. 1865: The web offset press can print on both sides of the paper at once. 1863: The rotary web-fed letterpress is invented by William Bullock. 1846: The cylinder press is invented by Richard Hoe it can print 8,000 sheets per hour. 1841: The type-composing machine is invented. 1829: Embossed printing is invented by Louis Braille. 1819: The rotary printing press is invented by David Napier. 1800: Iron printing presses are invented. 1725: Stereotyping is invented by William Ged in Scotland. The first English-language daily newspaper-The Daily Courant-is published called. 1702: Multicolored engraving is invented by German Jakob Le Blon. 1691: The first paper mill is opened in the American colonies. 1660: Mezzotint-a method of engraving on copper or steel by burnishing or scraping away a uniformly roughened surface-is invented in Germany. 1611: The King James Bible is published. 1605: The first weekly newspaper is published in Antwerp. 1550: Wallpaper is introduced in Europe. 1495: The first paper mill opened in England. 1477: Intaglio is first used for book illustration for Flemish book "Il Monte Sancto di Dio.". 1476: William Caxton begins using a Gutenberg printing press in England. 1465: Drypoint engravings are invented by Germans. 1457: The first color printing is produced by Fust and Schoeffer. Johannes Gutenberg begins printing the Bible, which he finishes in 1456. 1452: Metal plates are first used in printing in Europe. 1423: Block printing is used to print books in Europe. 1392: Foundries that can produce bronze type are opened in Korea. 1390: The first paper mill opened in Germany. 1338: The first paper mill opened in France. However, the Chinese and Egyptians had started making paper in previous centuries. 1300: The first use of wooden type in China begins. 1241: Koreans print books using movable type. 618-906: T’ang Dynasty - The first printing is performed in China, using ink on carved wooden blocks multiple transfers of an image to paper begins.