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A look back at the first issue of the Deseret News

A look back at the first issue of the Deseret News

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The first issue of the Deseret News rolled off the press 167 years ago on June 15, 1850 — three years after Mormon pioneers first arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. While this paper’s masthead bore the same name as today's Deseret News, it's gone through some changes over the years.

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