THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, March 31, 1772  This is the oldest continually published newspaper in the world, having begun in 1665 and is still publishing today.
This issue is over 235 years old.
Published three times a week, and each number, which cost two pence (halfpenny), contains eight pages. Included is domestic and foreign news, essays both original and reprinted (often serialized), occasional poetry, letters to the editor, and, mostly at the back, public notices and advertisements for books, patent medicines, auctions, and other goods and services.