The Guardian is older than Germany, the New York Times, most FTSE 100 companies and fish ‘n’ chips. How did a tiny Manchester start-up from the steam age last so long?
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On the day the Guardian was born in Manchester on 5 May 1821, the big story was taking place 4,800 miles away on an island in the south Atlantic.
