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First edition of the observer is publishedObserver journalist witnesses assassination of PM and seizes murdererwilliam clement purchases the observer, adding to the newsppaers he already ownsJulius Beer buys the Observer, appoints Edward Dicey as editor, he saves it with his coverage of foreign news and artsFrederick Beer inherits the Observer and installs his wife, Racheal as the editor. She buys the sunday times in 1893 and is editor of both newspapers until 1904The Observer sold to Alfred Harmsworth, circulation is only 5000 copiesJames Garvin becomes editor and circulation increases to 40,000David Astor beings to modernise the Observer, removing the ads from front page and moreThe Astor family give the Observer to a trust that stated any profits must be used to improve the newspaper, improve the journalism or for charityThe Observer is deserted by thousands of readers as it is the first newspaper to write against the government's actionsKim Philby, Observer journalist in middle east, found out to be double agent, flees to Moscow to avoid arrestFirst observer colour magazine is launchedFarzad Bazoft, arrested falsely on charge of spying whilst investigating story in Iraq. Drugged by captors and executed 6 months later in BaghdadGuardian Media Group buy the observer and save itPeter Mandelson resigns at end of january 2001after it was discovered that he was giving misleading answers about a passport application from Indian BusinessmanObserver music monthly is launched- along with observer sport and observer food. Observer women was launched in 2006Observer weblog launchedPeríodos
The Observer sides with the North during the American Civil War
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