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OCR: ISTHE STORY OF THE DAILY MAIL By Paul Harris On a clear spring morning in May 1896, a young man arrived by horse-drawn carriage at Number 2 Carmelite Street, London. He hung up his coat in a modest office, and then worked non-stop for two days and nights to organise a revolution that would have a profound impact on the life of Britain. Alfred Harmsworth edited, produced and oversaw the launch of a bold and radical new newspaper which for the first time brought essential information day by day into the homes of millions, in an unprecedented style and at a price they could afford. The launch of the Daily Mail, one hundred years ago was not just the birth of a great paper - it was also the very foundation of modern journalism and 30-year-old Alfred Harmsworth, later to become Lord Northcliffe ...