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The Aegis (other)
''The Aegis'' may refer to: * ''The Aegis'' (newspaper) - a local newspaper for Harford County, Maryland, USA * ''The Aegis'' (magazine) - a former London-based magazine * ''Aegis'' (newspaper) - a high school newspaper in Oakland, California {{DEFAULTSORT:Aegis, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Aegis (newspaper)
''The Aegis'' is a local newspaper in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Its first issue was published on February 2, 1923. History Before the Times Mirror Company, then-owners of ''The Baltimore Sun'', purchased ''The Aegis'' in 1986, it was known as '' The Aegis & Intelligencer''. In 1923, then-owner John D. Worthington, Sr. simplified its name to ''The Aegis''. The name "Aegis" originally derived from Greek mythology and is a reference to Zeus' shield, meant to "evoke protection for the interests of Harford residents" as well as the founding paper's Southern sympathies. Since 1923, ''The Aegis'' has gone through several name changes. From March 16, 1951, to January 9, 1964, the paper was known as ''The Aegis and Harford Gazette''. From January 16, 1964, to September 18, 1969, it was named ''The Aegis, the Harford Gazette and the Democratic Ledger''. Finally, on September 25, 1969, its original name of ''The Aegis'' was restored, and it is published under this name to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Aegis (magazine)
''The Ǣgis; or, Independent weekly expositor'' was a short-lived London-based weekly newspaper, published from July 3 to at least 18 September 1818. Francis Perceval Eliot (1755–1818) was writing for it at the time of his death.Francis Watt‘Eliot, Francis Perceval (1755–1818)’ rev. Anne Pimlott Baker, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, accessed 4 Jan 2008 Copies of the newspaper are held at the British Library The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British .... References Defunct newspapers published in the United Kingdom Defunct weekly newspapers Newspapers established in 1818 Publications disestablished in 1818 1818 establishments in England {{UK-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |