What was the first magazine created in America?

Two Philadelphia-based political periodicals, both published in February 1741, share the honor of being the first magazine created in America.

One was the American Magazine, or A Monthly View of the Political State of the British Colonies, published by Andrew Bradford.

The other was the General Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, For all the British Plantations, published by Benjamin Franklin.

Both folded within a year.

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