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1886

The paper was founded in 1886 as the Charlotte Chronicle.

1892

The Chronicle was sold to Joseph Caldwell in 1892, and began appearing as the Charlotte Daily Observer on March 13, 1892.

Charlotte Semi-Weekly Observer (del 1892 al 1892) es una publicación bisemanal.

1955

All operations were merged except editorial content, which was fused in 1983. It was purchased by Knight Newspapers in 1955.

1959

The Observer eventually became the fourth-largest newspaper in the Knight Ridder chain (behind The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, Detroit Free Press and Miami Herald). In 1959, The Observer purchased The Charlotte News, Charlotte's afternoon newspaper.

1974

Knight merged with Ridder Publications to form Knight Ridder in 1974.

1985

Charlotte Observer, The (NC) is a text database** and provides access from 1985 to the current date.

Charlotte Observer (NC) es una base de datos de texto ** que proporciona acceso desde el 1985 hasta la fecha actual.

2005

Charlotte Observer: The Blogs (NC) is a text database** that includes all the blogs published by the Charlotte Observer from 2005 to current.

Charlotte Observer: The Blogs (NC) es una base de datos de texto ** que incluye todos los blogs publicados por el Charlotte Observer desde el 2005 hasta la actualidad.

2006

McClatchy purchased most of Knight Ridder's newspapers, including The Observer, in 2006.

2007

Charlotte Observer, The Web Edition Articles (NC) es una base de datos de artículos web que están disponibles desde el 2007 hasta la actualidad.

2008

As of spring 2008, it is the fifth-largest newspaper in the McClatchy chain (behind The Kansas City Star, Miami Herald, Sacramento Bee and Fort Worth Star-Telegram). McClatchy's share value has been in decline since the purchase.

2018

Charlotte Observer (NC) es una base de datos de imágenes * que proporciona acceso desde el 2018 hasta la fecha actual.

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