In late 1783, change was sweeping the Western world. The Revolutionary War had drawn to a close, the Treaty of Paris had been signed, Mozart's Great Mass was performed for the first time, and, with the Montgolfier brothers' balloon, mankind was poised on the threshold of flight. And only one newspaper, H. Ulysses Zweibel's The Onion, had the courage to stand against it all. Here, for the first time ever, is a reprint edition of The Onion's October 6, 1783 issue.
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- Blog: We Must Lower Age-Of-Consent Laws
- Members Of Twisted Sister Now Willing To Take It
- Statshot: What Is The $700 Billion Bailout Being Spent On?
- Video: China Launches First Willing Manned Mission Into Space
- Churches Illegally Endorse Candidates
- Video: Obama Runs Constructive Criticism Ad Against McCain
- Police: iPhone Left In Hot Car For Three Hours
- Palin Brushing Up On Foreign Policy At Epcot
- Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequence
- Opinion: People Of Earth, I Lack Basic Social Skills
- Parents Of Obama Volunteer Couldn't Be More Proud, Sick Of Son
- Palin Brushing Up On Foreign Policy At Epcot
- Members Of Twisted Sister Now Willing To Take It
- Police: iPhone Left In Hot Car For Three Hours
- Report: 60 Million People You'd Never Talk To Voting For Other Guy
- Video: Obama Promises To Stop America's Shitty Jobs From Going Overseas
- Video: Obama Runs Constructive Criticism Ad Against McCain
- Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequence
- Video: China Launches First Willing Manned Mission Into Space
- Video: McCain’s Economic Plan For Nation: 'Everyone Marry A Beer Heiress'
- Parents Of Obama Volunteer Couldn't Be More Proud, Sick Of Son
- Employee's Multitasking Doesn't Include Work
- Police: iPhone Left In Hot Car For Three Hours
- Opinion: Historical Archives: Great God, The Stenche
- Opinion: People Of Earth, I Lack Basic Social Skills
- John Kerry Actually Pretty Good At Windsurfing Now
- Breast Cancer Launches WNBA Awareness Month
- Video: China Launches First Willing Manned Mission Into Space
- Local Woman Devotes Life To Doing God's Busy Work
- Report: 60 Million People You'd Never Talk To Voting For Other Guy
- Scandal: McCain Won Miss Congeniality Of U.S. Senate In 2000, 2003
- Ganymede Totalled In Three-Moon Pileup
- Spouse Under Fire For Telling Anecdote Wrong
- Fake-A-Wish Foundation Introduces Dying Child To Brett Favre Lookalike
- Résumé Font Offends Employer
- Report: David Segui's Awesome Parents Let Him Use Human Growth Hormone
- State Of Minnesota Too Polite To Ask For Federal Funding
- Detroit Lions Not Buying Detroit Lions
- Ben Affleck Hoping Jason Bourne Has Sidekick In Next Movie
- Defense Department Typo Results In U.S. Attack On Ira
- Video Store's 'Favorites' Shelf Offers Telling Glimpse Into Manager's Psyche
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