The Baltimore Sun celebrates its 175th birthday by putting the first issue—from May, 17 1837—online, with an explanation of why the hell they're getting into the newspaper business, a report of a man publicly horsewhipping his wife, the news from the track, city council goings-on, and more...

TO THE PUBLIC

In offering to the public another newspaper, we do not overlook an objection which is always urged against such a project, and which is that the market is already supplied. We know that newspapers abound throughout our country, and more especially in our great commercial cities; that the number annually issued amounts to several millions, and that they are diffused through every portion of the nation. Still we believe that the field is not entirely occupied...

There's also today's Baltimore Sun front page, old-timey-looking.

The homepage of 1837 looks as good (and functions as well) as any. Better, even.