The Philadelphia Inquirer is one of a two Knight Ridder newspaper duopoly daily for the Philadelphia area. It is the third oldest surviving daily newspaper in the United States. Circulation in 2003 was 387,692 daily and over 778,000 on Sundays. The Philadelphia Inquirer composition and layout is done with Macintosh computers. Partial list of newspapers The following is a partial list of newspapers owned by Knight Ridder: Contra Costa Times Detroit Free Press Kansas City Star The Miami Herald Philadelphia Inquirer Saint Paul Pioneer Press San Jose Mercury News The State External link Knight Ridder corporate website Categories: Companies traded on... A duopoly is a form of oligopoly where only two producers are present in a given market. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ...

It was founded as the Pennsylvania Inquirer by John Norvell and John R. Walker on June 1, 1829, though they were forced to sell it to Jesper Harding less than six months later. Harding merged the Pennsylvania Inquirer with the Daily Courier in 1839, and for a while the paper was known as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and Daily Courier. In 1845, it was called The Pennsylvania Inquirer and National Gazette. Jesper Harding retired in 1859 and was succeeded by his son William White Harding, who changed the paper's name to the present Philadelphia Inquirer in 1860. John Norvell (December 21, 1789–April 24 (sometimes given as April 11), 1850) was a newspaper editor and one of the first U.S. Senators from Michigan. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jesper Harding (November 5, 1799 – August 21, 1865) was an influential U.S. publisher in Philadelphia. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...

Beginning in 1889, the paper was owned by James Elverson, who was succeeded by his son James Jr. in the early 1900s. James Jr. died in 1929 without children and ownership passed to his sister, Eleanor Elverson Patenotre, who was married to the U.S. Ambassador to France, Jules Patenotre, and lived in Paris. A year later, she sold the paper to Cyrus Curtis, who published the rival newspaper, the Public Ledger. Curtis died a year and a half later and his son-in-law, John Martin took over and merged the two papers. However, with the onset of Great Depression the effort was a failure and control of both papers reverted to the Patenotres in Paris. 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis (1850 - 1933) was a significant U.S. publisher. ... Several people have the name John Martin: John Martin, English painter of the early 19th century. ... The Great Depression was a massive global economic recession (or depression) that ran from 1929 to 1941. ...

In 1936 it was purchased by Moses Annenberg. In 1939, Moses plead guilty to charges of tax evasion and his son Walter Annenberg took control of the business operations. In 1969, Walter was appointed by President Richard Nixon to be Ambassador to Britain. Walter decided to sell the Inquirer (along with the Philadelphia Daily News), and on December 31 the papers became part of Knight Publications, Inc. (now the Knight Ridder corporation). 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Moses Annenberg (1877-1942) was a major U.S. newspaper publisher, who purchased the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1936. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Walter H. Annenberg Walter H. Annenberg (March 13, 1908 – October 1, 2002) was a billionaire publisher and philanthropist. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald R. Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22... The Philadelphia Daily News is a tabloid newspaper that began publishing on March 31, 1925, under founding editor Lee Ellmaker. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Partial list of newspapers The following is a partial list of newspapers owned by Knight Ridder: Contra Costa Times Detroit Free Press Kansas City Star The Miami Herald Philadelphia Inquirer Saint Paul Pioneer Press San Jose Mercury News The State External link Knight Ridder corporate website Categories: Companies traded on...

One of the most well-known editors at the paper during this era was Gene Roberts. Known to most of his staff as "The Frog," he was executive editor of the newspaper from 1972 to 1991. During his tenure, the paper won 17 Pulitzer Prizes. The Pulitzer Prize is a United States literary award given out each April. ...

One of the Inquirer's long-time competitors was Philadelphia's Evening Bulletin, which stopped publishing on January 29, 1982. January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• A history of The Inquirer (requires free registration)
• Philadelphia Inquirer Online
• A history of The Philadelphia Inquirer an alternate version from The Philadelphia Press Association
• Knight Ridder