Which daily newspaper was first issued in 1900 at the price of ½d (halfpenny) and from 1914 came under the control of Lord Beaverbrook?
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook wealth was already such that he never took a salary. After the Second World War, the "Daily Express" became the largest-selling newspaper in the world, with a circulation of 3,706,000. Beaverbrook launched the "Sunday Express" in December 1918, but it only established a significant readership after John Junor became its editor in 1954. In 1923, in a joint deal with Lord Rothermere, Beaverbrook bought the "Evening Standard". Beaverbrook acquired a controlling stake in the Glasgow "Evening Citizen" and, in 1928, he launched the "Scottish Daily Express". Consolidation was rampant. James Curran and Jean Seaton state: Beaverbrook purchased The Vineyard, Fulham,
History of the halfpenny History of the halfpenny The British halfpenny coin was worth 1/480th of a pound sterling. At first in its 700-year history it was made from silver but as the value of silver increased, the coin was made from base metals. It was finally abandoned in 1969 as part of the process of decimalising the British currency. "Halfpenny", colloquially written "ha'penny," was pronounced ; "1 ½d" was spoken as "a penny ha'penny" or "three ha'pence" . It was long considered that the first halfpenny coins were produced in the reign of King Edward I (1272–1307), with earlier requirements for small change