103 years ago today, on February 5, 1922 (January 9, 1922), the world-selling American magazine Reader's Digest was launched. The cover of the first issue of Reader's Digest was launched on February 5, 1922, and the American magazine Reader's Digest, which later became popular around the world, was launched. Wallace, a young man from St. Paul, Minnesota, was interested in magazine articles and had an extraordinary talent for abbreviations. He decided to publish a pocket magazine they called Reader's Digest with his wife Leila Acheson. They opened an office downstairs in an illegal hotel in Greenwich Village, New York, with only $5,000 in capital and began soliciting subscribers. They sold 1,500 copies. February 5 Volume 1 Volume 1 was published. Its purpose is to inform and entertain, encourage and guide readers in their daily lives. The first article is titled "How to Stay Young Spiritually" and is one and a half pages long. Wallace, founder of Reader's Digest