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After the great earthquake and fire of 1906 destroyed much of San Franciso, The San Francisco Examiner and its erstwhile rival, the San Francisco ChronicleThe San Francisco Chronicle the self-described "Voice of the West," is Northern California's largest newspaper. Serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area, it has a daily circulation of over 500,000. The paper has been owned by Hearst Communications, In, brought out a joint edition. For 35 years starting in 19651965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). Events January-February January 4 United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his " Great Society" during his State of the Union address. January 14 Prime Ministers of N(?) the The San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner operated under a Joint Operating Agreement whereby The Chronicle published a morning paper and The San Francisco Examiner published an afternoon paper.
In 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri Ted Fang obtained the Examiners name, its archives, 35 delivery trucks and a subsidy of $66 million (over two years) as part of the Hearst corporation's acquisition of the San Francisco Chronicle. The last day the Hearst Corporation published the Examiner was November 21November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 40 days remaining. Events 235 Anterus is elected Pope. 1783 In Paris, Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier and Francois Laurent, the marquis d'Arlandes, make th, 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri. Soon the Examiner shrank drastically in size, becoming tabloidA tabloid is a newspaper — especially in the United Kingdom — that uses the tabloid format, which is roughly 23½ by 14¾ inches per spread. This is the smaller of two standard newspaper sizes; the larger newspapers, associated with higher-quality journalis format. The Chronicle Publishing Company, owner of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper until 2000, has been a privately-held, family-run company since the DeYoung family first published the San Francisco Chronicle in 1865.
On September 12September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). There are 110 days remaining. Events 490 BC Athens defeats Persia at the Battle of Marathon 1213 Peter II of Aragon, the king of Aragon, died at the Battle of Muret. 1609 Henry Hudson discov, 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap, the front page of the Examiner featured a photo of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on fire as the result of the September 11, 2001 attacks, and the accompanying headline read: "BASTARDS! A Changed America." The edition quickly became a collector's item.
On February 19, 2004 it was announced that Denver, Colorado-based billionaire Philip Anschutz had purchased the Examiner and its printing plant for an estimated $20 million. The Examiner is now distributed as a free tabloid.