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Events on Sunday 5 February 1922 1
1922Reader's Digest First PublishedDeWitt and Lila Wallace launch a condensed-article magazineThe first issue of Reader's Digest, founded by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace, appeared in February 1922 in New York. It republished condensed versions of articles from other magazines and grew into one of the best-selling magazines in the world. Its accessible format influenced popular publishing for decades.