History of a Magazine

      Another aspect that gives away how a magazine is formatted/designed would be its history. History plays a big part into what the magazine will be about. 

    For example, Ebony magazine was created by a black man, John H. Johnson to be in honor of black, African Americans. It was the first magazine during its time to showcase black people on its pages. This was historical. 

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ebony-American-magazine

https://aaregistry.org/story/ebony-magazine-goes-on-sale/

    Another example of a magazines history would be vogue. It was founded by Arthur Baldwin Turnure. It was made to be a weekly journal for high class people. It covered topics such as traditions of the high class, etiquette, media, and social scene. This made a huge impact on American fashion and lifestyle. 

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Vogue-American-magazine

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vogue.com/article/vogue-125-1892-2017-compare-and-contrast-now-and-then/amp

   National Geographic also has rich history. It was founded by a non profit organization in 1888. The magazine was meant to be only for the United States but it getting major attraction, it became world wide. It was to showcase geographical regions.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Geographic-Magazine

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Geographic