The flood of Pacolet & Clifton SC...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 9, 1903



* Pacolet & Clifton SC South Carolina

* Cloudburst flooding disaster



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "DROWNED IN TORRENT", "Mountain Flood Sweeps Away Mills Towns", "Pacolet (sic) River's Sudden Rise" and more. 1st report coverage on the Clifton and Pacolet, ... See More  

New York Giants very last baseball game....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, September 30, 1957



* New York Giants (San Francisco)

* Final game played (1st report)



This 48 page newspaper has a small one column heading in the sport's section (page 39): "Fans Go Berserk At the Thought Of Losing Giants"



See photo for 1st report brief coverage on the very last baseball game played by the famous New York Giants before the... See More  

Honey Grove, Texas Negro lynching...1930...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 17, 1930 



* Honey Grove, Texas 

* Negro lynching 



This 16 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Second Negro In Texas Is Burned By Mob in Week". 1st report coverage on the lynching of Negro George (Sam?) Johnson in Honey Grove, Texas.



Other news, sports and various advertisements of the day throughout.... See More  

George Jay Gould I death... King Tut curse ?....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1923 



* George Jay Gould I death (1st report) 

* King Tutankhamen's curse ? 



This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GEORGE J. GOULD DIES IN VILLA IN FRANCE; LEAVES $30,000,000", "Death Holds Up Ligtigation With Family Over His Father's Estate" and more (see photos). 1st report co... See More  

James Naismith death... Father of basketball...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, November 28, 1939



* James Naismith death (1st report)

* "Father of Basketball" - inventor



This 16 page newspaper has one column headings on page 12: "Naismith Has Fatal Attack", "Invented Game Of Basketball In 1891" with photo of Naismith. This is a first report coverage on the death of James Naismith, known as th... See More  

Ban Johnson death... Towner bus tragedy...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 29, 1931 



* Byron Bancroft 'Ban' Johnson death 

* The Towner bus tragedy (1st report) 

* Lost in Colorado snow blizzard 



This 100+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "5 CHILDREN PERISH IN BUS IN COLORADO SNOWDRIFT; 7 OTHERS DIE IN MID-WEST" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage of t... See More  

The sinking of the S.S. Vestris...

ALTOONA TRIBUNE, Altoona, Pennsylvania, November 14, 1928



* Ocean Liner S.S. Vestris sinks



This 16 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "350 MISSING AS LINER SINKS OFF VA. COAST" with subheads "Searchlights Comb Sea For Lost Raft; Little Hope Remains", "Ships Carrying Survivors Head for Port; First Stories of hardships Told".  Nice... See More  

1953 Maurice "Rocket" Richard 50th goal...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1945



* Maurice 'Rocket' Richard 

* National Hockey League 

* Montreal Canadians 

* Becomes 1st to score 50 goals in season (1st report) 



This 32 page newspaper has a very small one column heading in the sport's section on page 15: "Richard gets 50th Goal". 1st report on Maurice 'Rocket' Richard becoming the ve... See More  

Joe DiMaggio hits 3 home runs in a row...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 24, 1948



* Joe DiMaggio hits 3 home runs in a row

* New York Yankees - Yanks

* MLB major league baseball



This 40 page newspaper has a seven column headline on page 25: "Yanks, Indians Divide Before Record Cleveland Turnout of 78,431" with subheads that include: "3 DIMAGGIO HOMERS WIN OPENER BY 6-5--Joe Accounts for All Yankee Runs ... See More  

The death of Floyd Collins... funeral rites...

THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, February 18, 1925



* Floyd Collins death - funeral rites

* Sand Cave - Mammoth - Kentucky



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Earth Sinks to Close Up Cave Tomb", "Hundreds Gather to Hear Services on Man Buried 70 Feet Below Hilltop Altar" and "Rescuers Withdrawn". This is coverage on the fun... See More  

Paul von Hindenburg elected president.....

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 27, 1925



* Paul von Hindenburg

* 1st election as president of Germany



This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Hindenburg Is Elected President Of Germany is Sweeping Victory; His Plurality Approaches 900,000" with subheads. 1st report coverage on Paul von Hindenburg becoming the president of Germany.



Other ne... See More  

St. Valentine's Day Massacre suspect caught...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1931 



* Gangster era hitman Fred "Killer" Burke captured 

* St. Valentine's Day massacre suspect 



This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 52): "BURKE, ACE OF CRIME, IS CAPTURED ASLEEP", "Killer, Charged With Chicago's St. Valentine Massacre, Is Surrounded in Missouri Farmhouse", ... See More  

Landing at Salerno...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 26, 1943  The front page has a six-column, three-line headline which reads "Russians Fight Way Into Kiev Suburbs After Taking Stronghold of Smolensk; Allies Push Ahead in Hills Above Naples" with subhead "Fifth Army Gaining", "Troops Forge Ahead in Heavy Artillery Fire From Both Sides"; "Crests Reported Seized"; &... See More  

Jewish Holocaust becomes public reality...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1941 



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Zagreb executions



This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "50 PUT TO DEATH FOR ZAGREB BLAST", "Convicted of 'Instigating' the Phone Exchange Bombing..." See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Zagrab and more... See More  

Jimmy Foxx sold to the Boston Red Sox...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 11, 1935



* Jimmy Foxx sold to the Boston Red Sox

* Al Simmons sold to Detroit Tigers

* Major league baseball - MLB



This 24 page newspaper has various headlines and photos concerning the Jimmy Foxx trade with headlines that include: "Red Sox Buy Foxx, Marcum; Tigers Purchase Simmons", "Disposal of Foxx Completes Razi... See More  

Sandy Koufax wins 1st Cy Young...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 25, 1963



* Sandy Koufax 1st Cy Young

* Los Angeles Dodgers

* Major league baseball MLB



This 50 page newspaper has two column headlines in the sport's section (page 44): "Koufax Unanimous Young Award Pick", "Brilliant Dodgers Southpaw First Pitcher to Sweep Voting in History of Honor". See photos for 1st repo... See More  

Nazis viewed as beasts (Devil) in 1944 editorial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 6, 1944 



* World War II

* Nazis are subhumans



This 100+ page Sunday newspaper has a interesting editorial on page 8E (section 4) with one column heading: "The Mark Of the Beast" which suggests that all people under the Nazi Party are subhuman creatures with no signs of mercy for other races.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day thro... See More  

Battle of Hill 609... WWII...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1943



* Battle of Hill 609

* Tunisia Campaign

* II Corps - U.S. Army



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ALLIES INCH AHEAD", "Americans Again Pace General Advance on Tunisian Fronts" and more. See photos for a portion of the text which concludes on page 6 with reporting on the Battle of Hill 609 at D... See More  

L.A. Summer Olympics open....

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 30, 1932



* Summer Olympics - Los Angeles CA

* Great Depression - prohibition era



The front page has some reporting on the opening of the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.



Page 8 has a six column headline that reads: "PARADE OF NATIONS OPENS OLYMPICS TODAY" with subheads.  Other news of the day. Complete in ... See More  

Footprints on the moon...

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL, Jacksonville, Florida, July 30, 1969  The front page of this issue features a headline "Those Moon Footprints" along with two large photos which had just been released from the Apollo 11 mission. The one photo was taken during the descent of their lunar module and the other is from the command ship, which show the American flag and the footprints in the lunar d... See More  

Early computer invention ENIAC...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1947



* Eniac 1 invention (early computer)

* 1st electronic computer

* Aberdeen Proving Ground



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 16: "'BRAIN' SPEEDED UP FOR WAR PROBLEMS" and "Electronic Computer Will Aid in Clearing Large Backlog in Weapon Research". See photos for text.



Other news, sport ... See More  

The Inauguration of President Bush...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS - The Inauguration, January 20, 1989 The front page of this issue features an illustration of President George Bush with the Capitol building behind him with the heading "Bush Assumes Command -- He finally has the helm. What course will he steer?" The entire issue addresses many topics, including his family, that he would be facing in his presidency.

This... See More  

First night of professional baseball at Briggs Stadium...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1948 



* 1st night baseball in Detroit 

* Briggs Stadium 



Page 39 has one column headlines that read: "M'Cosky Injured As Tigers Win, 4-1" and "Athletics' Outfielder Crashes Into Wall--Newhouser Takes Detroit's Night Debut" with box scores. This was the very 1st night of professional baseball in the city of Detroit, ... See More  

SS United States breaks speed record....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 7, 1952



* SS United States wins "Blue Riband"

* Fastest crossing of the Atlantic of all-time (ocean liner)



This 8 page newspaper has a two column heading on page 4: "New U.S. Super-liner Finishes Its First Crossing to Set Up New Record". See photos for 1st report coverage on the SS United States winning the &qu... See More  

Al Capone Gets 1 Year In 1929...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 19, 1929 



* Al Capone (Scarface) 

* Chicago Beer baron 

* 1 Year Jail term 

* Avoids murder for hire 



This 40+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headlines on the front page; "'SCARFACE' MADE DESPERATE EFFORT TO ESCAPE PRISON" and "Offered to Post Bond for $100,000 That He Would Stay Out of Pennsy... See More