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Became the first newspaper to publish seven days a week,.
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Hatton was a former Master General, and Wilkins was a democratic congressman from Ohio.
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Wilkins gained Hatton's share of the paper.
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The Post printed Clifford K. Berryman's classic illustration Remember the Main, which became the battle cry for American sailors during the war.
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Cartoon depicting President Rosevelt showing compassion for small bear cub (inspiration for the first teddy bear).
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Wilkin's sons, John and Robert, run the post.
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John and Robert sell the Post to John Roll McLean, owner of the Cincinnati Inquirer.
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Edward McLean, son of John McLean, inherits the magazine. The paper soon went bankrupt.
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During Wilson's presidency The Post was credited with the "most famous newpaper typo" according to Reason Magazine.
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-Member of the settled reserves board of governors.
-Purchased The Post in a bankruptcy auction and restored the paper's health and reputation. -
Meyer succeeded as publisher by his son in law Phillip Graham.
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Post merges with Times-Herald, a long-standing rival. Once Times-Herald left The Post to two remaining local competitors: The Washington Star (Evening Star) and The Wahsinton Daily News.
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Control of The Washinton Post company passed to Katharine Graham, his wife (also Meyer's daughter).
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First woman to run a nationally prominent newspaper in the United States.
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She was the publisher for The Post.
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Coverage of the story, The Watergate, put major role in the resignation of President Nixon and won the paper a Pulitzer Prize.
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Dramatic story describing the life of an 18 year old heroine addict, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Janet Cooke. However, the story was a fake, and the Pulitzer Prize was returned.
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Katharine became chairman of The Post and CEO.
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Katharine retained a position as chairman of the executive committee until her death.
