One hundred and forty years ago, on March 4, 1872, the Boston Daily Globe published its first issue. It was founded by six local businessmen, cost 4 cents, and featured news of the latest book from Nathaniel Hawthorne and accounts of Sunday sermons — including one on the life of the Buddha.

The Historic Archives of the Globe are now available digitally from that first issue until the present (Access to the full archives is available to Globe subscribers for free; non-subscribers can purchase articles or access them through a local library.)

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