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Evening Star is the name of the following newspapers: A ruler with The Evening Star logo. Evening Star (Ipswich), a daily newspaper in Ipswich, England, published since 1885. Evening Star (Dunedin), a daily newspaper published in Dunedin, New Zealand, from 1863 to 1979.
The Washington Star, previously known as the Washington Star-News and the Washington Evening Star, was a daily afternoon newspaper published in Washington, D.C., between 1852 and 1981. The Sunday edition was known as the Sunday Star. The paper was renamed several times before becoming Washington Star by the late 1970s.
Publisher varies: Noyes, Baker & Co., <1867>; Evening Star Newspaper Co., <1868-> Suspended Jan. 1-6, 1971 because of a machinists' strike. Archived issues are available in digital format as part of the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
Evening Star. Research local news and history in the long considered "hometown paper of record" for the nation's capital from 1852-1981. Search and browse scanned copies of every page of every issue of the Star.
The first issue of the Washington Star, then known as The Daily Evening Star, was published as a four-page daily on December 16, 1852. The daily’s founder and first editor was Captain Joseph Borrows Tate, a printer and officer in the Washington Militia.
Aug 14, 2019 · Ronald Reagan’s words appeared on the front page of the August 7, 1981, issue of the Washington Evening Star. The biggest piece of news that day was the end of a 128-year-old Washington institution—the story of the newspaper’s own demise.
Mar 27, 2024 · Explore Evening star online newspaper archive. Evening star was published in Washington, District of Columbia and includes 1,148,403 searchable pages from 1852-1963.
Apr 27, 2015 · Until its demise in 1981, The Evening Star was universally regarded as the “paper of record” for the nation’s capital. Published under such titles as Washington Star-News and The Washington Star, this long-running daily afternoon paper was one of the highest profile publications in the nation.
Oct 16, 2019 · Remembering Washington’s shining Star, a great newspaper that died in 1981. A newsboy sells a copy of the Evening Star announcing the U.S. entry into war in 1917. A new book recounts the...
Librarian Haskins (Behind the Headlines) chronicles Washington D.C.’s Evening Star newspaper in this intelligent though dense history. Chapters focus on themes and events from the paper’s inception in 1852 to its shuttering in 1981, with an emphasis on the editorial decisions behind the coverage.
