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The Economist
The Economist
30 Jan 2025


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Britain’s oldest newspaper is a treasure trove of trivia

Why historians love the London Gazette

On August 6th 1776 the London Gazette did what it had done for over 110 years. It named freshly bankrupted merchants. It advertised imported linens and ostrich feathers, and listed the average price of corn for each of England’s counties. And when it added that the American colonies had declared independence, it reported the news as if it were a failed business or a lost dog.

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