WSJ to Celebrate 125th Anniversary
Tomorrow, The Wall Street Journal turns 125. On July 8, 1889, a few fellas named Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser launched the paper as a four-page newsletter that cost two cents an issue. The goal, according to the trio, was to “aim steadily at being a paper of news, and not a paper of opinions. It will give a good deal of news not found in other publications, and it will present in the market article, its news, its tables and its advertisements, a faithful picture of the rapidly evolving panorama of the Street.”
To celebrate making it 125 years and still retaining a full head of hair, the Journal will publish a special edition of the paper tomorrow along with several unique online features.
“The Future of Everything” will be in print and online, and come packed with forward-looking essays from the likes of Taylor Swift (yes, really), Mark Zuckerberg, Billy...
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