There has been much concern in the last couple of weeks about the fate of The Boston Globe, but where did this paper come from? The Boston Globe was founded in 1872 by six businessmen who were headed by Eben Jordan, also the founder of Macy's. The first ever Boston Globe was printed on March 4, 1872. In 1873 Jordan hired the 27-year-old civil war veteran, General Charles H. Taylor, to help the globe over come some financial difficulties. Taylor was later named publisher, and the position was kept in his family until 1999.
Since its founding, The Boston Globe has weathered many changes. The Globe was originally just a daily morning paper, but in 1877 a Sunday edition was added. The Boston Evening Globe also ran from 1878-1979. The Boston Globe moved from Boston's "Newspaper Row" on Washington Street to its current home in Dorchester in 1958. In 1973 The Boston Globe was bought by Affilliated Publications. Then, on October 1, 1993 The New York Times Company bought Affliliated Publications, including The Boston Globe. Boston.com was launched into the Internet in 1995 and has become one the U.S.'s strongest regional websites. The Globe has also invested in other types of media such as Red Sox and NESN, the Boston Metro, and Globe Direct. Let's just hope the changes in 2009 won't be the end of this great paper.
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