Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #726665DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956
* Civil Rights Movement
* Securing the right to vote
* NAACP leader Roy Wilkins
This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.
The front page has a headline that reads: "Civil Rights... Read full description -
Item #726484MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 16, 1942
* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston
* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea
* Imperial Japanese Navy secret coding - codes
Read below for a short biography of Journalist Stanley Johnston who worked for this very publication. This issue contains the 4th installment out of 15 he... Read full description -
Item #726482THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 30, 1937
* Irish Constitution enacted
* End of Irish Free State era
* Eamon de Valera's speech
* Dublin, Ireland - Dail Eireann
Page 2 has a two column heading: "New Constitution Embodies Plans Of Ireland of de Valera's Dream" with subhead.
Also a one column heading reads: "ULSTER'S INCLUSION BARRED IN BRITAIN" with... Read full description -
Item #726481THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1943
* Krakow and Lodz ghettos erased
* Severe persecution of Polish Jews
* Jewish Holocaust heats up in Poland
* World War II - WWII Europe
Near the bottom of page 5 is a one column heading: "Nazis Erase Ghettos In Two Polish Cities" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in very nice... Read full description -
Item #726478THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 14, 1958
* Stan "The Man" Musial 3,000th hit
* St. Louis Cardinals - MLB baseball
The top of page 39 has a six column heading: "Musial's 3,000th Major League Hit Helps Cards Top Cubs" with subheads, related photo and box scores. (see images)
Complete with all 60 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, light... Read full description -
Item #726476THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1926.
* Early Al 'Scarface' Capone connection
* William H. McSwiggin's assassination
* Harry Madigan's Pony Inn - speakeasy
* Chicago's gangland war escalates
* Prohibition era underworld event
The top of the front page has a one column photo headed: "Gunman's Victim" Also a one column heading: "Grand Jury Will Probe Slaying Of... Read full description -
Item #726475LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 22, 1986
* Al "Scarface" Capone's vault opening
* Journalist Geraldo Rivera's debacle
* Over hyped live TV broadcast event
* Lexington Hotel in Chicago, Illinois
* Headquarters for the infamous gangster
The top of page 7 has a heading: "Al Capone's 'Vault' Yields Its Treasure: Dirt, Debris" with lead-in: "No... Read full description -
Item #726474DAILY NEWS, New York City, July 19, 1999
* Pitcher David Cone
* Perfect game pitched
* New York Yankees
* Major League Baseball
This tabloid-size newspaper actually as a single sheet, folio size "wrap" to announce the perfect game pitched by Yankee David Cone the day prior, the entire ftpg. take up with a celebratory color photo and... Read full description -
Item #726467LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 29, 1987
* RMS Titanic debris field exploration
* Recovery of the safe and satchel
* TV program showing the opening of these two items
The top of page 15 has a heading: "Safe, Satchel From Titanic Yield Money and Jewelry" (see images)
Complete first 4 sections with a total of 84 pages, great condition.
Background: The... Read full description -
Item #726466NEW YORK POST, May 18, 1998
* Davis Wells pitches a "Perfect Game"
* New York Yankees MLB baseball pitcher
* First Yankee since Don Larsen's famous one
* They unbelievably went to the same high school
This 92-page tabloid-sized newspaper has a full front page photo of Wells being carried off the field with a banner headline: "PERFECT!"Much, much... Read full description -
Item #726430THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 10, 1966* Andy Warhol, Up-Tight notice* First Warhol-Velvet Underground collaboration* First performance with Nico - factory scene
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* American folk singer & songwriter World tour
* Island Garden - West Hempstead, Long Island
* Last local... Read full description -
Item #726429THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 19, 1966
* New York's first Trips Festival
* The Acid Test - Magic Mushrooms - LSD
* Jackie Cassen psychedelic lights - visuals
Page 28 has a 9 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for: "TRIPS FESTIVAL" (see images)
Background: The New York’s First Trips Festival, held in May 1966 at 23 St. Marks Place,... Read full description -
Item #726428THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 9, 1982
* Ozzy Osbourne NYC area concerts advertisement
* Heavy metal solo singer - Black Sabbath fame
* "Diary of a Madman" album tour in NYC area
Page 73 has a nice full page advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE" concerts at local venues. (see images)
Background: April 5, 1982:... Read full description -
Item #726415THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 13, 1971
* "Jesus Christ Superstar" rock opera
* English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
* Iconic Broadway show - performance
* Criticized by the Jewish faith - Jews
Page 40 has a report by Lawrence Van Gelder on "Jesus Christ Superstar" after it's opening night re. the Jewish reaction with a one column... Read full description -
Item #726414LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 24, 1995
* Jonas Salk - American virologist Death
* Polio - Infantile Paralysis virus vaccine fame
The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Jonas Salk, Whose Vaccine Conquered Polio, Dies at 80" with photo. The top of page 26 has a banner heading: "SALK: Scientist whose Vaccine Conquered Polio Dies"... Read full description -
Item #726413SPORT'S SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 24, 1995
* Oakland Raiders going back to their roots
* Leaving Los Angeles announcement by Al Davis
* NFL - National Football League
The front page of this section has a heading: "See Ya, Baby!" with subheads and related photo. Much more on the inside pages. Loads of text.
Complete sport's... Read full description -
Item #726411THE STARS & STRIPES, New York & London edition, Nov. 29, 1943
* Great Lakes Naval Training Station Bluejackets
* Beats Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue's stadium
* Military pro vs. college football national champions
In the masthead is: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations".
The top of page 5 has a banner... Read full description -
Item #726409LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., July 23, 1926
* Babe Ruth catches baseball from airplane
* New York Yankees - major league baseball
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "RUTH PERFORMS NEW BALL FEAT" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning a little wear at the margins, generally good.
Background: The stunt... Read full description -
Item #726408TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass. August 26, 1932
* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
* 1st woman flight record
* Aviation - airplanes
The top of page 10 has a two column photo with heading: "Pacific to Atlantic--No Stops!" with text. (see
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.
Background: The historic solo... Read full description -
Item #726406MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 8, 1940
* Jimmy Demaret wins Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
* World War II - WWII era
Near the top of page 12 is a five column heading: "DEMARET WINS MASTERS" with subheads and leader board. (see images)
Complete with all 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #726403THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn., Nov. 22, 1920
* Bloody Sunday - Dublin, Ireland
* Irish War of Independence - Cairo Gang
* Michael Collins - Irish Republican Army
The top of the front page has one column heading: "DAY OF HORRORS IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN, IRELAND" with subheads. (see images)
Fourteen pages, light toning, a little wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #726402DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956
* Negro fugitive Clarence Crenshaw case
* re. Southern penal system brutality
* Governor Averell Harriman refuses extradition
* Era of the Civil Rights Movement in the South
This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the... Read full description -
Item #726401THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1918
* Rutherford & other Russellites in prison
* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers
* Christian restorationist minister
* Founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses
Page 20 has a brief and discrete report with small heading: "Russellites Must Stay in Jail" (see image)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning, some wear at... Read full description -
Item #726400THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Karl Pojello in Philadelphia PA
Page 25 has a somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "10,000 See Londos Pin Pojello To Mat" (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no... Read full description -
Item #726399THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 24, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Stanislaus Zbyszko in Detroit
* Best publication to had (rare as such)
Page 19 has a one column heading: "ZBYSZKO LOSES TO JIM LONDOS" with subheads. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because... Read full description -
Item #726398THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 23, 1936
* Secaucus, New Jersey Jehovah's Witnesses
* Alma & Vivian Hering expulsion from school
* For refusing to salute the American flag in classroom
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society member
* Charles Taze Russell followers - Bible Students
The top of page 31 has a discrete report with a small one column... Read full description -
Item #726397THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 10, 1973
* Yom Kippur War beginning
* Aerial bombing of Damascus
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Israelis Pull Back; Damascus Bombed" and more with... Read full description -
Item #726396THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. Oct. 9, 1973
* Pete Rose & Bud Harrelson fight
* Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Mets
* Game 3 of the NLCS playoff game
* Major League Baseball - MLB
The front page has a three column photo with small caption: "Calm Down, Pete"
The top of page 15 has a banner heading: "Supercharged Staub Sparks Mets Win"... Read full description -
Item #726395EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 24, 1916
* Battle of Verdun, France beginning
* World War I - WWI
* German vs. French armies
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "GERMAN GOAL IS PARIS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #726392THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 16, 1984
* John McEnroe defeat Ivan Lendl
* 1983 Volvo Masters Men's final (ATP)
* Madison Square Garden tennis tournament
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column photo with small caption: "McEnroe Wins Masters Tennis"
The sport's section (page 31) has a... Read full description -
Item #726391LOS ANGELES TIMES., Aug. 15, 1980
* Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles
* Ace Hi Liquor Store gangs hangout
The front page has a two column heading: "Bottle Gangs in Watts: Wine 'Kills All Problems'" with lead-in: "Comrades In Despair" This editorial continues inside with a few related photos. (see images)
Complete 1st section only... Read full description -
Item #726390SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 24, 1934
* Casey Stengel heads the Brooklyn Dodgers
* MLB Baseball - pre-New York Yankees dynasty
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "STENGEL TO PILOT BROOKLYN CLUB FOR TWO YEARS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete section 2 only with 8 pages, rag edition in... Read full description -
Item #726389THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 7, 1945
* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit
The front page has a banner headline announcing: "Germans Surrender" with subhead and related illustration. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 10 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition. -
Item #726369THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, February 19, 1936
* Kid Cann - Isadore Blumenfeldd
* Jewish-American mobster - gangster
* Minneapolis, Minnesota organized crime
The front page has a one-column heading: "JURY FREES CANN IN LIGGETT DEATH" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 18 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding... Read full description -
Item #726368THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. George Manish in Memphis TN
Page 31 has a discrete and brief report with tiny heading: "Londos Throws Manish" (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the... Read full description -
Item #726367THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 3, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Matros Kirilenko in Richmond VA
Page 37 has a discrete and brief report with tiny heading: "Londos Wins Richmond Bout" (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save... Read full description -
Item #726366THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 24, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Herb Freeman at Madison Square Garden
Page 13 has a one column heading: "Londos Downs Herb Freeman In Garden Bout" (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really... Read full description -
Item #726365USA TODAY, July 20-22, 1984
* San Ysidro McDonald's massacre
* San Diego, California mass shooting
* James Huberty - mass murder
The front page has a four-column illustrated montage headed: "DEATH AT McDONALDS..." Also a two -column heading: "'Senseless' deaths of 21 shock all" with subhead. (see images) More on page 2 with photos.
Complete with 36... Read full description -
Item #726364THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 14, 1956
* Editorial by Jerry Tallmer
* Off-Broadway in its infancy
* Eugene O'Neill - Jose Quintero
* Very early Jules Feiffer cartoon (4th)
First, it is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first... Read full description -
Item #726363THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 29, 1924
* Leopold & Loeb trial
* Bobby Franks murder
* Thrill Killing case
The front page has a one column heading "INTENDED VICTIM MAKES LOEB SMILE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 32 pages, light toning, some margin wear, generally good.
history notes: The Bobby Franks murder trial in 1924 shocked the nation as... Read full description -
Item #726362THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 14, 1932
* Iconic - famous actress Mae West
* "Diamond Lil" is robbed - robbery
* Hollywood's "Golden Age" of film
Page 22 has a somewhat discrete report with a small one column heading: "Mae West Is Robbed" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally... Read full description -
Item #726358THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1947
* Ibn Saud - King of Saudi Arabia
* Standard Oil of New Jersey access
* Kingdom transition to global petroleum superpower
Near the bottom of the front page is a two-column heading: "Ibn Saud Plans 270 Million Outlay, Financed by U. S. Oil Royalties" (see)
Complete with all 34 pages, light toning and minor wear at... Read full description -
Item #726357THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 27, 1946
* Moore's Ford Bridge Negro lynchings
* Near Monroe, Walton County, Georgia
* George W. Dorsey & Roger Malcolm (& wives)
* Last mass lynching in United States
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Georgia Mob of 20 Menb Massacres 2 Negroes, Wives; One Was Ex-GI" (see images) More on the back... Read full description -
Item #726355THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 8, 1942
* Internment of Axis-Americans beginning
* World War II - WWII - AG Francis Biddle
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "NEW ALIEN LISTING PLANNED BU BIDDLE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
background: The transition in Robert F.... Read full description -
Item #726354SECOND SECTION only of the San Francisco Call, May 8, 1898
* King Neptune makes a visit onboard the USS Oregon
* United States Navy martime "Line-Crossing Ceremony"
* "Race of the Oregon" from San Francisco to Florida
* Spanish-American War - "Pollywogs" to "Shellbacks"
The front page of this section has a terrific illustration of the... Read full description -
Item #726341THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1929
* English occultist Aleister Crowley
* "The Wickedest Man in the World"
* Practiced the religion of "Thelema"
* "Black Magik" - "The Beast 666"
* Expulsion from the country of France
Page 17 has a somewhat discrete but exetremely rare report re. Aleister Crowley with a one column heading: "Paris To... Read full description -
Item #726279THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 5, 1930
* Dornier Do X flying boat - airplane
* Refitted with upgraded motors - engines
* Flight over Lake Constance (success)
The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "Do-X In First Flight With New Motors" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 48 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
Background: On... Read full description -
Item #726276THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1953
* Jonas Salk announces a historic medical breakthrough
* Polio - Infantile Paralysis virus vaccine is a success
The front page has a historic announcement on the possible cure for Polio (Infantile Paralysis) by Jonas Salk with two column heading: "Vaccine... Read full description -
Item #726275EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 16, 1916
* Hunt for Pancho Villa expedition
* Post Columbus, New Mexico raid
* United States soldiers pursue Mexican bandit
The front page has a banner headline: "TROOPS MEET NO OPPOSITION" with subhead. Also a three-column engraving of General Frederick Funston. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in... Read full description -
Item #726274THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1951
* The day when a MLB legend debuted at Yankee Stadium
* Mickey Mantle makes his Major League Baseball premiere
* New York Yankees successor to Joe DiMaggio vs. Red Sox
The top of page 36 has a three-column heading: "Yanks Face Red Sox Today" with subheads. Text includes: "Stengel is putting the... Read full description
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