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1854

The Patriot-News officially traces its history to March 4, 1854, with the founding of The Daily Patriot.

1855

In 1855, The Patriot bought the Democratic Union, successor of the Intelligencer, and merged them into The Patriot & Union.

1917

The other half of the paper began in 1917 as The Evening News.

1941

Philip Davidson, Propaganda and the American Revolution 1763—1783 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1941);

1947

In 1947, both papers were bought by Edwin Russell, with financial backing from the Newhouse chain, forerunner of Advance Publications.

1993

“The Colonial Press,” in Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies, volume 3, edited by Jacob E. Cooke (New York: Scribners, 1993), pp.111-122;

2001

Later that year, the Newhouse chain assumed majority ownership, though Russell remained as the papers' driving force until his death in 2001.

2019

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In 2019, The Patriot-News was a founding member of Spotlight PA, an investigative reporting partnership focused on Pennsylvania.

2022

"The Patriot Press ." American Eras. . Retrieved June 21, 2022 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/patriot-press

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