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.
Explore The Issue By Topic
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A Most Drunken John Adams Makes The Promise To "Put" Man Upon The Moon read more
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Why Will No-One Take My Idea For The Tele-Vision Seriously? read more
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M. Webster's New "Dictionary" Shall Burden Us With A Tyranny Of Words read more
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New York Threatened By O'er-Crowding As Population Climbs To Twelve Thousands read more
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Benedict Arnold Is A Modern Day's Anthony Babington read more
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Citizens Are Now Free to Practise Any Form Of Protestantism They Want
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New Daily News, Paper Makes Mockery Of Seven-Day News Cycle read more
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Is It Too Soon To Use The Boston Massacre As A Source Of Humour? read more
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Secret Society Of Free-Bakers Has Fail'd To Gain Influence read more
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I Cannot Help That Women Are Oft Attracted To A Successful Pamphleteer read more
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Rural Quaker Scandalized By Intricate Furniture Pattern! read more
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M. Webster's New "Dictionary" Shall Burden Us With A Tyranny Of Words read more
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New Whimsical Tune Helps Drown Out Cries Of Anguish read more
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Satan, Dark Harbinger Of Wickedness, Afflickts Townsfolk With String Of Ploughing Mishaps read more
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Rural Quaker Scandalized By Intricate Furniture Pattern! read more
