High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Globe was founded in 1872 by six Boston businessmen, led by Eben Jordan, who jointly invested $150,000. The first issue was published on March 4, 1872 and cost four cents. Originally a morning daily, it began Sunday publication in 1877. In 1878, The Globe started an afternoon edition called The Boston Evening Globe, which ceased publication in 1979.In 1993, The New York Times Company purchased Affiliated Publications for US$1.1 billion, making The Globe a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York Times' parent. The Jordan and Taylor families received substantial Times Company stock, but the last Taylor family members left management in 2000-2001. Boston.com the online edition of Boston Globe was launched in 1995.[5] On August 6, 2009, several media outlets in Boston reported that in the future, Boston.com might start charging for its services.