September 18, 1851: Henry J. Raymond, Speaker of the New York State Assembly and George Jones, an Albany banker, begin publishing The New-York Daily Times at 113 Nassau Street.
NOTE: Raymond worked for Horace Greeley at the New York Tribune before teaming with Jones.
September 11, 1852: Raymond Rotham writes the first theater review for The Times.
September 14, 1857: The New York Times replaces The New-York Daily Times as the new name of the paper.
April 21, 1861: The New York Times launches a Sunday edition. The first edition sold for 2 cents.
