Jehovah's Witnesses and not saluting the U.S. flag...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 30, 1935



* Secaucus, New Jersey Jehovah's Witnesses

* 11 year old Alma Hering expelled from school

* For refusing to salute the American flag in classroom

* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society member

* Charles Taze Russell followers - Bible Students 



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The birth of Bob Dylan's extraordinary career in 1961...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1961 



* Bob Dylan - Robert Allen Zimmerman (19 yrs. old)

* Very 1st photo of him in a publication 

* Cafe Wha? music venue in Greenwich Village

* Photo taken 2 months prior to his 1st gig 

* This photo was actually taken in early Feb., 1961 



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40th anniversary of Battle of Manila Bay...

GRAPHIC SECTION only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, May 1, 1938



* Battle of Manila Bay (40th anniversary)

* Admiral George Dewey's victory 

* United States Navy - Spanish-American War



The front page Commemorates the 40th anniversary of Admiral George Dewey's victory at the Battle of Manila Bay with his own account and related imagery. This account continues inside. 

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Tampa race riots of 1967...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, June 12, 1967



* Tampa, Florida (Central Ave.) riots of 1967 

* "Long Hot Summer" civil rights unrest

* African Americans & police brutality 



The front page has a one column heading: "Negroes Burn, Loot in Tampa" (see images) 

Complete with 6 pages, some small binding holes along the spine/1st column, nice condition.



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Amelia Earhart w/ mother on X-Mas flight...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., December 26, 1928



* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart

* NYC sightseeing airplane flight

* Christmas Day w/ mother



The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Miss Earhart Gives Mother Ride in 'Rubberneck' Plane" with subhead. (see images) 

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1932 professional wrestling championship...+

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 26, 1932



* Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"

* Early professional wrestling match

* World Heavyweight title defense 

* vs. Sammy Stein - NFL football player

* From the city where it happened 



The top of page 27 has a seven column heading: "Londos Retains Title When Stein Misses Hold and Falls From Ring" with subheads. (see images)

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The Christian Front arrests in 1940...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Jan. 15, 1940



* Christian Front (United States) arrests

* Plot to overthrow the U.S. government



The front page has a one column heading: "17 Arrested As They Got Bombs Ready" with subhead. (see images) More on page 2 with banner heading, a few related photos and the names of the plotters.

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Naval base of Diego Suarez falls in 1942...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 7, 1942



* World War II "Operation Ironclad"

* Naval base of Diego Suarez captured

* Battle of Madagascar - Southeast Africa



The front page has a nice banner headline: "MADAGASCAR BASE FALLS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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Attack on Dick Button & others in Central Park...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 17, 1978



* Dick Button & others attacked by thugs

* "The Ramble" section of Central Park

* Anti-gay LGBTQ violence 



The front page has a heading: "Hunting Gays in Central Park" with lead-in: "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE VICTIMS", subhead and related photo. This editorial continues on multi... See More  

1974 David Bowie & The Allman Brothers concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 27, 1974



* David Bowie - English singer songwriter musician

* Diamond Dogs Tour - rock-opera style show format

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* The Allman Brothers Band - Dickey Betts

* American rock band concert advertisement

* Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ***



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Lyle Alzado & John Riggins quit NFL football in 1986...

USA TODAY, March 20, 1986



* Lyle Alzado - Oakland Raiders "Bod Boy" "Outlaw"

* John Riggins - Washington Redskins power back 

* Both announce retirement from NFL football 



Near the bottom of the front page of the sport's section has a two column heading: "Alzado packs it in; Riggins sent packing" Page 3 of this section has a four column heading: ... See More  

1950 Llandow airplane disaster... Wales...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 13, 1950



* Llandow air disaster w/ photos

* Avro Tudor V aircraft - airplane

* World's deadliest aviation accident at the time 



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "80 KILLED IN WORLD'S WORST AIR CRASH AS PLANE DIVES NEAR A WALES AIRPORT; ONLY 3 ON FOOTBALL FANS' TRIP SURVIVE" with subheads and related photo. (see mages... See More  

SS Egypt gold & silver ship found in 1931....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 2, 1931



* SS Egypt ocean liner found

* Gold & silver salvage fame

* English Channel deep diving 



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Divers Find Liner's $5,000,000 Bullion Intact; Reach Egypt's Cargo After Three-year Effort" (see)

Complete with all 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.



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1963 "The Flintstones"w/ Pebbles color comic strip...

COLOR COMIC STRIPS section only of The Detroit Free Press, April 14, 1963



* First appearance of baby "Pebbles"

* "The Flintstones" color comic strip

* "Stone age" animated comedy series



This section has several color comic strips which includes a page 7 "THE FLINTSTONES" strip with the very first appearance of "Pebbles". (see images)&n... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7, 1945



* Capture of Cologne, Germany

* 1st major German city to surrender

* Finals weeks of the Third Reich 



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SHATTERED COLOGNE FALLS TO 1ST ARMY; 3D SWEEPS WITHIN 20 MILES OF COBLENZ; SOVIET GAIN NEAR STETTIN SECURES FLANK" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display.

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PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, Jan. 19, 1976



* Pittsburgh Steelers - NFL football 

* Back-to-back Super Bowl champions

* vs. Dallas Cowboys - Super Bowl X

* Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris & Lynn Swann



The front page has a nice banner headline in the iconic team colors: "STEELERS STILL SUPER" with subheads and two related photos, one showing Lynn Swann celebrating with teammate... See More  

"The Beauty Queen Killer" killed in 1984...

USA TODAY, April 16, 1984 



* Christopher Wilder "The Beauty Queen Killer" 

* Colebrook, New Hampshire capture and suicide 



The front page has a three column illustration headed: "Wilder's survivors not talking" Also a two column heading: "1 can't talk, other trying to sell story" with subhead. (see images)

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Sputnik 9 Russian spacecraft... Blackie...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1961



* Sputnik 9 Russian spacecraft

* "Space Race" heats up for eventual human flight

* Chernushka - Blackie - Russia dog (historic)

* 1st animal returned from space successfully (alive)



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Soviet Orbits and Returns 5-Ton Satellite With Dog" with subhead. (see images)

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Jehovah's Witnesses and distribution of literature in the 1930's...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1932



* Bergenfield, New Jersey Jehovah's Witnesses

* Distribution of literature on public streets

* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society member

* Jehovah's Witnesses movement arrests

* Charles Taze Russell followers - Bible Students 



Page 2 has a small one column heading: "Sermon Salesman Jailed" with subhead. (see images)

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Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott & MLK...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 20, 1956



* re. Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott

* 27 year old Martin Luther King Jr.

* 1960's Civil Rights movement in it's infancy



The front page has a one column heading: "FIRST NEGRO TRIED IN BUS BOYCOTTING" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 52 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



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Notre Dame wins 1989 college football title...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 3, 1989



* Lou Holtz's 1st and only title

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* Wins Fiesta Bowl vs. West Virginia

* College football national champions



The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "#1: There's No Stopping Notre Dame" with subhead and related photo. (see) First report coverage continues inside. Much reporting on the Rose Bowl b... See More  

Corregidor Surrenders in 1942....

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, May 7, 1942



* United States surrender Corregidor

* Manila Bay, Philippines

* Prelude to the Bataan death march

* General Jonathan M. Wainwright

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a four column heading: "JAPS HUNT FOR GUERRILLA BANDS ON THE PHILIPPINES" with subhead. (see images)

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Abraham Lincoln....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1925



* Abraham Lincoln Ancestry

* Lost Grandmother's Heritage



Page 1 of section is completely taken up with: "Story of Lincoln's Lost Grandmothers". The coverage has the 1st and last portraits of Lincoln, a letter with the signature of his one grandmother, Nancy Hanks and stories about both sides of his family.

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The United States enters the space race...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, February 1, 1958 



* 1st satellite put into space by the United States

* EXPLORER 1 (1ST REPORT)



The top of the front page has a five column headline announcing America's successful entry in the space race with: "Space Secrets 'Beep' Back to U.S. As Explorer Rockets Over Earth" and more with two photos of radio signals. (see i... See More  

Wright Brothers flight 25th anniversary....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 16, 1928



* Wright Brothers - Orville & Wilbur

* Kitty Hawk, North Carolina airplane flight

* 25th anniversary celebrations across the World



Page 20 has three related reports regarding the 25th anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight with one column heading. (see images)

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