1865 With the newspapers that were published in Norfolk before the Civil War no longer in existence, the Norfolk Virginian is born.

1866 The Norfolk Journal begins as an enterprise of a number of Norfolk businessmen.

1873 Experiencing difficulties, the owners of the Journal sell their paper to a former editor of the Virginian, who names it The Norfolk      Landmark.

1876 The Public Ledger begins publication as one of six afternoon papers in the South.

1894 The Daily Pilot begins as a morning, afternoon and Sunday paper. The afternoon edition is dropped after just three months.

1894 The Portsmouth Star launches, providing news to the city of Portsmouth until its purchase by the Ledger-Dispatch in 1955.

1896 The Norfolk Dispatch begins as a four-page afternoon publication. It pioneered war reporting during the Spanish-American War when other newspapers lagged behind. This began a new era in news service.

1898 The Virginian-Pilot is created by a merger of the Virginian with the Daily Pilot. Within one year of its publication, the newspaper becomes the widest-read and largest paper, at 12 to 20 pages.

1906 The Norfolk Dispatch and The Public Ledger merge, creating The Ledger-Dispatch, with a larger circulation than that of The Virginian-Pilot. The Ledger-Dispatch would be the only continuing afternoon paper in Norfolk for the next 60 years.

1912 The Landmark offers itself to the Virginian-Pilot for a merger. The flag carries the names of both papers.

1933 The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Dispatch consolidate after years of rivalry.

1955 The Portsmouth Star is bought by Slover and publishes as a special component of The Ledger-Dispatch. The company’s name is changed to Norfolk-Portsmouth Newspapers Inc.

1962 The Ledger-Dispatch drops Portsmouth Star from its flag and becomes the Ledger-Star.

1995 The Ledger-Star publishes its final edition, marking the end of afternoon papers in Hampton Roads.