The New England Courant

"My brother had, in 1720 or 1721, begun to print a newspaper. It was the second that appeared in America, and was called the New England Courant. The only one before it was the Boston News-Letter. I remember his being dissuaded by some of his friends from the undertaking, as not likely to succeed, one newspaper being, in their judgement, enough for America."

-Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, pg. 24

This makes me laugh so much! I love Benjamin Franklin's accounts.