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Six-Day War... Jerusalem...
Item #721791
June 09, 1967
THE SUN, Baltimore, June 9, 1967
* Six -Day War
* Israelis - Arabs
* Jordan cease-fire
The front page has a banner headline: "Syria and Egypt Accept U.N. Cease-Fire Demand; 10 Killed As Israelis Attack U. S. Ship By Error" with subheads and three related photos. (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally in very nice co... See More
Brooklyn Dodgers to win their first World Series...
Item #721790
September 28, 1955
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 28, 1955
* Opening day of the World Series (day of)
* Brooklyn Dodgers to be World champions
* Finally going to beat New York Yankees
* Major league baseball - Bums no more
* Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra photos
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Yanks' Ford, Dodgers' Newcombe Will Start Subay Series Today" ... See More
Leopold - Loeb case... Bobby Franks murder...
Item #721789
August 02, 1924
THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 2, 1924
* Leopold & Loeb trial
* Bobby Franks murder
* Thrill Killing case
The top of the front page has a one column heading on the Leopold - Loeb case with: "SAYS LOEB WAS 'MENTALLY ILL'" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning, some margin wear, generally good. Should be handled with care.
history notes: The Bobby... See More
Infamous Nuremberg Rally... Adolph Hitler...
Item #721786
September 02, 1933
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, September 2, 1933
* Nuremberg Rally for Nazi Party
* Adolph Hitler speaks on Jewish art
The front page has a one column heading: "HITLER DENOUNCES JEWS AS ARTLESS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, mainly along the spine, otherwise good.
AI notes: The Nuremberg Rally held from Septemb... See More
1941 Army-Navy game... college football...
Item #721784
November 30, 1941
SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of The Detroit Free Press November 30, 1941
* The Army-Navy game
* College football rivalry
* West Point vs. Annapolis
* Attack on Pearl Harbor close
The top of the front page of this section has a banner headline: "98,924 See Navy Roar from Behind to Hand Army 14-6 Defeat" with subheads, related photo, stats and lineups. Pearl Harbor would be attacked t... See More
Larry Bird's "The Steal"... Boston Celtics...
Item #721772
May 27, 1987
LOS ANGLES TIMES, May 27, 1987
* Larry Bird's "The Steal" - Boston Celtics
* Eastern Conference Playoff Finals
* vs. Detroit Pistons - NBA basketball
The top of the front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Bird's Soaring Theft, Assist Stagger the Pistons, 108-107" with photo. (see images)
Complete with all sections (80 pages), great condition... See More
1933 Gold Standard Dropped...
Item #721771
April 21, 1933
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 21, 1933.
* U.S. Gold Standard dropped
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
The top of the front page has four column headline: "ROOSEVELT ACTS TO CURB FILIBUSTER ON INFLATION; DOLLAR UP, STOCKS EASE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, light toning, a little wear along the spine, generally in good condition.
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1965 AA Flight 383 airplane crash disaster...
Item #721770
November 08, 1965
THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 8, 1965
* American Airlines Flight 383 disaster
* Boeing 727-100 jet airliner - airplane
* Greater Cincinnati Airport crash
The front page has a one column heading: "58 Die as Jet Plunges Into Hill; 4 Live" with two related photos. (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.
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Emma Goldman is arrested in 1901...
Item #721769
September 10, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 10, 1901
* Emma Goldman hunted
* Anarchists - anarchy
* Assassin Leon Czolgosz
* re. William McKinley shooting
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ARRESTED ANARCHISTS" with subheads. Also on the front page is: "McKINLEY'S RECOVERY" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being f... See More
First engagement w/ U.S. Army Rangers in 1942...
Item #721768
August 20, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 20, 1942
* William Darby's U.S. Army Rangers
* First ground combat with German forces
* Dieppe Raid - Invasion of France
* Allied amphibious attack - tanks
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. ALLIED TROOPS, TANKS RAID DIEPPE 9 HOURS; MORE THAN 1,000 PLANES AID IN LAND ACTION; 182 NAZI CRAFT, 95 BRITISH HIT; KRAS... See More
Battle Of Midway Won In 1942...
Item #721750
June 08, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1942
* Battle Of Midway ends w/ win
* Japanese vs. American Navy
* World war II original - WWII
The front page has a nicet three line banner headline: "JAPANESE DESTROYER SUNK, TWO CRUISERS HIT, U.S. DESTROYER LOST, MOST OF THE CREW RESCUED; ENEMY WITHDRAWS, MIDWAY 'SECTION IS QUIET'" with subheads. (see) More on page 5 with related map. Always... See More
Kennedy assassination report in a Dallas newspaper...
Item #721749
November 23, 1963
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23, 1963
* From the city where it happened
A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city where it happened.
The two line bold banner headline proclaims: "KENNEDY SLAIN ON DALLAS STREET" with subhead: "Johnson Becomes President", plus a rather large photo of &q... See More
2004 Granby, Colorado bulldozer rampage...
Item #721748
June 05, 2004
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 5, 2004
* Granby, Colorado property rampage
* Marvin Heemeyer's bulldozer frenzy
* Armored himself in steel and concrete
Page 11 has a heading that reads: "Gunman Rampages in Plated Bulldozer" with 2 related photos. (see images) The fate of Heemeyer was still not known at the time of publication in this edition.
Complete with all sections (120+ pages... See More
Item #721645
December 15, 1973
THE RALEIGH TIMES, N.C. Dec. 15, 1973
* John Paul Getty III freed
* Grandson of oil tycoon
* Kidnapping for ransom
The front page has a five column heading: "I'm Paul Getty, give me a cigarette'" with subhead: "Ransomed youth found, missing an ear, in Southern Italy" and photo. (see images)
Complete with all 30+ pages, a few binding holes along the spine,... See More
Morrisville, Pennsylvania Little League champions....
Item #721644
August 27, 1955
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 27, 1955
* Morrisville, Pennsylvania
* Little League baseball
* World Series champions
The top of page 28 has a two column heading: "Morrisville, Pa., Team Wins Little League " (see images).
Complete with 36 pages, light toning at the margins, very minor wear along the spine, nice condition.
AI notes: The 1955 Little League World Series, h... See More
1967 THE DOORS Jim Morrison gig ad...
Item #721642
August 31, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 31, 1967
* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band
* Village Theater performance advertisement
* Peter Max - American artist - psychedelic pop art
Page 18 has a early advertisement for "THE DOORS" which performed at the Village Theater in Greenwich Village. (see image)
source: DOORS: The Doors play an early ... See More
The march on Washington, and King's famous line: 'I have a dream..."
Item #721639
September 05, 1963
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 5, 1963
* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Rare mention of "I Have A Dream" quote
Page 5 has a lengthy & detailed article headed: "200,000 Invisible Men" above which is a photo captioned: "The Marchers In Washington". This is coverage of the famous Martin L... See More
1916 Pancho Villa Expedition...
Item #721634
May 09, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 9, 1916
* Pancho Villa Expedition - Mexico Revolution
* Post attack on Columbus, New Mexico
* United States Army operation
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AMERICANS ROUT VILLISTAS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issu... See More
1905 Russian battleship Potemkin mutiny......
Item #721633
July 07, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 7, 1905
* Russian battleship Potemkin
* Mutiny by the crew ends
* Prelude to the Russian Revolution
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "MUTINEERS ON ONE SHIP YIELD" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally ... See More
Anschluss... Austria annexation... Adolph Hitler...
Item #721627
March 11, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 11, 1938
* Anschluss - annexation
* Germans invade Austria
* Adolph Hitler to take over
The top of the front page a three column headline: "WIDE DISORDERS IN AUSTRIA; TROOPS AND PLANES MOVING; REICH SEEN DIRECTING NAZIS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in great condition.
background: On March 10, 1938, a pivotal ... See More
1939 Chicago Auto Show....
Item #721626
November 05, 1939
SECTION 5 (Automobiles) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Nov. 5, 1939 The front page has a banner headline: "40TH ANNUAL CHICAGO AUTO SHOW OPENS" with the entire section devoted to the Automotive industry with new innovations and many photos. Great reading. This particular auto show featured the very first car with air conditioning.
Complete section 5 only with all 18 pages, ra... See More
Steamer "Island Queen" disaster...
"Exodus 1947" Jewish refugees...
Item #721625
September 10, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 10, 1947
* "Exodus 1947" Jewish refugees relocated to Germany
* 24 refuges hurt, 50 ringleaders are jailed
* Excursion steamer "Island Queen" disaster
The front page has a historic report regarding the arrival of the Jewish refuges from the Exodus 1947 vessel, which had been captured by the British outside of Palestine. In a... See More
1914 Christy Mathewson & Honus Wagner photos......
Item #721624
July 21, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March July 21, 1914
* Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner & Barney Oldfield
* Major League Baseball legends - MLB & auto racing
Page 2 has a two column heading: "These Graybeards in Sport Make Youngsters Hustle" with photos. (see images)
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to f... See More
1939 Battle of the River Plate... Admiral Graf Spee...
Item #721616
December 14, 1939
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Dec. 14, 1939
* Battle of the River Plate
* Pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
* Argentina & Uruguay
* World War II - WWII
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "BRITISH BATTER NAZI RAIDER; MANY KILLED IN SEA BATTLE" with subheads and two photos of the main warships involved. (see images) More inside.
Complete with all 4... See More
1973 Palestinian hijacking...
Item #721614
December 17, 1973
THE RALEIGH TIMES, Dec. 17, 1973
* Pan Am Flight 110 hijacking
* Boeing 707 airplane - aircraft
* Arab terrorists - Rome, Italy
* Palestinian Black September Organization
The top of the front page has a headline announcing: "Terrorists blow up jetliner, hijack another; many dead" (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, a few small binding holes along the s... See More
Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers" in 1942...
Item #721613
May 14, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, May 14, 1942
* Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers"
* First American Volunteer Group (AVG)
* Republic of China Air Force vs. Japan
* Shark faced Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft
Page 4 has a two column heading: "Flying Fools: 2 AVG Pilots Stopped a Jap Army Cold". (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, small address labe... See More
The real "Becky Thatcher" death....
Item #721612
December 27, 1928
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 27, 1928
* Laura Hawkins Frazer death (1st report)
* Childhood sweetheart of Mark Twain - Samuel Clemens
* "Becky Thatcher" The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The front page has a one column heading: "Tom Sawyer's Girl, 'Becky,' Is Dead at 91" Photo of Frazer is on the back page. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, rag editio... See More
1963 Washington Square, NYC Civil Rights rally...
Item #721610
August 29, 1963
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 29, 1963
* Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village
* Civil Rights rally - racial equality & voting rights
* Pre-March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Desegregation for African Americans - Negroes
Starting on the front page is a report pn the recent Civil Right rally at Washington Square with heading: "Ol... See More
"Operation Homecoming" begins... Vietnam War POWs...
Item #721599
February 12, 1973
THE RALEIGH TIMES, N.C. Feb. 12, 1973
* Vietnam War POWs freed in North Vietnam
* "Operation Homecoming" begins - 1st group
* Viet Cong prison camps release - "Hanoi Taxi"
The front page has a six column heading: "143 American POWs free" with lead-in: "Through tears, 'God bless America'" with two related photos. (see images)
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1995 Tokyo, Japan subways poison gas attack...
Item #721598
March 20, 1995
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 20, 1995
* Tokyo, Japan subway sarin attack
* domestic chemical terrorist strike
* Aum Shinrikyo cult members
* Shoko Asahara doomsday cult leader
The front page has a two column heading: "Poison Fumes in Tokyo Subway Kill 6, Hurt" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all sections (80+ pages), great condition.
background: On Ma... See More
Integration within 1963 Alabama high schools...
Item #721597
September 11, 1963
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 11, 1963
* Alabama high schools integration
* Negroes - student enter for classes
* Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham
The front page has a six column heading: "Alabama Schools Integrated" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) More inside.
Complete with 30+ pages, small library stamp near the top of the front page, some sma... See More
re. the 1942 Doolittle raid of Japan...
Item #721595
May 11, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, May 11, 1942
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan told
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* From the USS Hornet aircraft carrier
The front page has a nice banner healdine: "STORY OF TOKYO RAID!; Army Bombs Left Cities Afire 2 Days" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 22 pages, light toning at... See More
Adolf Hitler as Führer... Europe trembles...
Item #721580
August 12, 1934
SECTION 8 only of the New York Times, August 12, 1934
* Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany
* Europe braces itself for possible war
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "WAR OR PEACE?--EUROPE'S BALANCE SHEET" with subhead, 3 related photos and map. 1934 was a very tumultuous time in Germany with the recent appointment of Adolph Hitler as ... See More
Willie Turnesa wins 1938 U.S. Amateur title...
Item #721578
September 18, 1938
SPORT'S SECTION only of the Detroit News, September 18, 1938
* Amateur golfer Willie Turnesa
* Oakmont Country Club - golf
* United States Amateur Championship
The front page of this section has a four column heading: "Turnesa Wins Amateur Title" with subheads and related photo. (see images)
Complete sport's section only with all 16 pages, rag edition in nice condi... See More
Death of Alfred Hitchcock in a L.A. paper...
Item #721575
April 30, 1980
SUN-TIMES, Chicago, April 30, 1980
* Alfred Hitchcock death (1st report)
* "The Master of Suspense"
* Psychological thriller director
The front page has a small photo of Hitchcock and heading: "Alfred Hitchcock dead at 80"
The top of page 7 has a banner heading: "Hitchcock, master of suspense, dies" with photo, illustration and list of his movies. This report... See More
"Alfalfa" of "Little Rascals" killed...
Item #721574
January 23, 1959
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 23, 1959
* Child actor Carl Switzer killed (1st report)
* "Alfalfa" of "Our Gang" "Little Rascals" comedies
The top of page 7 has two small photos of George Switzer (Alfalfa) with brief text on his murder. (see image)
Complete with 36 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.
backgr... See More
1980 New York Islanders win Stanley Cup... NHL...
Item #721560
May 25, 1980
SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, Chicago, May 25, 1980
* New York Islanders win 1st Stanly Cup
* vs. Philadelphia Flyers - Bob Nystrom
* NHL - National Hockey League
The top of the back page has a banner heading: "Cup soothes shaky Islanders" First report coverage continues inside with related photo. (see images)
Complete with 100+ pages, tabloid size, good condition.
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Star Wars "The Empire Strikes Back" opening...
Item #721559
October 26, 1979
SECTION 3 (SHOW) section only of the Sun-Times, Chicago, May 26, 1980 (Sunday)
* The Empire Strikes Back - Star Wars: Episode V
Page 7 of this section has a nice 12 x 9 inch advertisement for "THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK" for it's opening week. This iconic film opened nationally just 5 days prior. (see images)
Complete section 3 only with 14 pages, good condition.
background: S... See More
Prohibition ending in 1933... Beer returning...
Item #721548
March 14, 1933
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 14, 1933
* Prohibition ending - beer returning
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
The top of the front page has a four column heading: "Beer by Week End, Congress' Plan" with subheads. (see images) This led the way for president Roosevelt enacting the beer bill 10 days later which legalized the sale of beer and wine.
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"Mother Jones" memorial dedication... Mount Olive, Illinois...
Item #721544
October 10, 1936
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Oct. 10, 1936
* Mother Jones honored at Mount Olive, Illinois
* Memorial monument dedication - Unveiling
The bottom of the front page has a brief article with small heading: "'Mother' Jones Is Honored By Thousands of Miners" (see image)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
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1928 Wineville Chicken Coop murders... Northcott guilty...
Item #721542
February 08, 1929
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, February 8, 1929
* Wineville Chicken Coop murders
* Christine and Walter Collins
* Gordon Stewart Northcott guilty (1st report)
* Hollywood movie 'Changeling'
The front page has a one column heading: "NORTHCOTT FACES DEATH PENALTY ON 3 MURDER COUNTS" with subhead. (see images) These murders wer... See More
1937 Brady Gang shootout....
Item #721541
October 13, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 13, 1937
* Al Brady Gang shootout
* Bangor ME Maine
* F.B.I. - G-Men agents (1st report)
The top of the front page has a two column heading heading: "Brady Gang Is Wiped Out Planning Bangor Bank Raid" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 42 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally nice.
background: On the morning of Oc... See More
Bobby Jones wins U.S. amateur title photos...
Item #721540
September 23, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, September 23, 1928
* Amateur golfer Bobby Jones
* Brae Burn Country Club - golf
* United States Amateur Championship
This 14 page section has various photos throughout including 4 on the United States Amateur golf championship at the Brae Burn Country Club in West Newton, Massachusetts. These photos are featured on page 2 of this rotogravure se... See More
Actress Rosamond Pinchot 1938 suicide...
Item #721537
January 24, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 24, 1938
* Rosamond Pinchot suicide death
* Stage & film actress - socialite
The front page has a one column heading: "ROSAMOND PINCHOT ENDS LIFE IN GARAGE" with subheads. First report coverage continues inside with photo. (see images)
Complete with 42 pages; light toning and minor wear at the margins, small address stamp within the masthead,... See More
1950 Kew Gardens, Queens train disaster...
Item #721536
November 23, 1950
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 23, 1950
* Long Island Railroad (LIRR)
* Kew Gardens, Queens train wreck
* Richmond Hills NY (1st report)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AT LEAST 75 DIE IN L.I. RAIL WRECK" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 38 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes and minor wear along the spine, ge... See More
Item #721532
September 11, 1948
THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 11, 1948
* Swarm of Birds - bizarre incident
* Empire State Building strike
* Mass nocturnal migration tragedy
The front page has a two column heading: "Bird Swarm Killed as Big Flight Rams Empire State Bldg." (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, rag edition in nice condition. Some small binding holes along the spine.
background: On Septemb... See More
Elbe Day... Soviet & American troops meet....
Item #721494
April 28, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 28, 1945
* Elbe River Day - Torgau, Germany
* Soviet (Russian) & American Troops
The front page has a three column heading: "HOW YANKS LINKED WITH RUSSIANS" with subheads. More on pages 4 & 5. Four related photos and map are on the back page under banner heading: "First Pictures of U.S.--Russian Meeting on East Bank of the Elbe--Alli... See More
Joe Paterno's 1st game as starter at Brown University...
Item #721493
November 17, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 17, 1946
* Joe Paterno at Brown University (college football)
* Legendary Penn State Nittany Lions head coach
Page 2 of the sport's section (inside) has a banner heading: "Harvard Scores Twice Through Air in Crushing Brown Before 20,000 Fans" with subheads and stats. (see) Paterno is mentioned within the report once and his name also appears in th... See More
Albert Einstein' property seized ny the Nazis...
Item #721492
November 21, 1933
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Nov. 21, 1933
* Albert Einstein Living in America
* His property seized in Nazi Germany
* Escapes Adolph Hitler & Third Reich
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "All Einstein's Goods Seized by Secret Police of Prussia" with subhead. (see mages)
Complete with all 24 pages, light toning at the margins, a lit... See More
Premiere of "Red Dawn", 1st PG-13 rating film...
Item #721491
August 10, 1984
SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Aug. 10, 1984
* "Red Dawn" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen
* Very first PG-13 rating released in the U.S.
Page 55 has a full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "RED DAWN" in Chicago. (see images)
Complete with 128 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.
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