Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #727125TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., July 26, 1939
* Donn Fendler found alive
* Mount Katahdin in Maine
* Rye, New York 12 year old boy
The front page has a one column heading: "Fendler Boy Soon to Leave the Hospital" with subhead and rare photo showing the exhausted twelve year old boy with the man who found him. (see images)
Complete with 16... Read full description -
Item #727124THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Sept. 5, 1956
* Oliver Springs and Clinton, Tennessee
* Mansfield, Texas school integration crisis
* American Civil Rights Movement - Black students
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RACE RIOTS RAGE IN THREE STATES" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 44 pages, a little wear at the margins, generally very nice.
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Item #727123THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1946
* Detroit River-Windsor F4 tornado disaster
* River Rouge, Michigan to Ontario, Canada
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Tornado Hits River Rouge, Kills 23 in Detroit Area" with subhead. (see images) Coverage continues inside with 2 related photos.
Complete with 46 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #727122THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., Sept. 11, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
* Second Sino-Japanese War
The front page has a two column heading: "Sino-Japanese Forces In Important Battle Along Yangtze River" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, tiny binding holes and a little wear along the spine, generally nice.
Backgro... Read full description -
Item #727121NEW YORK POST, August 21, 1940
* Leon Trotsky assassination (day of)
* Soviet Union Red Army founder
* Marxist Theorist
The front page has a two column heading: "Trotsky Is Dying After Ax Attack" (see images) He would die on this day
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.
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Item #727118ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 24, 1938
* Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico explosion
* Eunice-Monument Field Oil Field disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "8 KILLED, 4 HURT IN EXPLOSION OF OIL WELL BOMB" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #727105THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 28, 1942
* USS Iowa battleship launching
* United States Navy - WWII
The front page has a two column photo with heading: "Biggest Warship Is Launched" with brief text.
And the top of the back p age has a one column heading: "IOWA, BIGGEST BATTLESHIP, IS LAUNCHED EARLY" with subheads. (see... Read full description -
Item #727104THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 3, 1966
* "Andy Warhol, Up-Tight" - Film-Makers' Cinematheque
* The Velvet Underground and Nico debut - Gerard Malanga
* Peter, Paul and Mary performs at the Philharmonic Hall
Page 22 has a 4 x 4 inch advertisement for "ANDY WARHOL, UP-RIGHT"
Background: Experience the explosive... Read full description -
Item #727101THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 12, 1985
* Early & rare "The Fat Boys" editorial
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
* Rapper Darren Robinson - Beatboxing pioneer
Beginning on page 67 is an editorial by Robert Christgau on the new hip hop sensation "The Fat Boys" with photo. (see... Read full description -
Item #727100THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 10, 1966
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* American folk singer & songwriter World tour
* Island Garden - West Hempstead, Long Island
* Last local appearance before near-fatal motorcycle accident
Page 17 has a 3 x 2 inch advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at Island Garden Arena... Read full description -
Item #727099THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 11, 1968
* The Doors - The Who - Jimi Hendrix Experience
* New York Rock Festival - Singer Bowl in Queens
* Rock bands concert performances advertisement
Page 24 has a 6 x 4 inch advertisement for "The New York Rock Festival" which featured "The Doors", The Who" and "Jimi Henrix".... Read full description -
Item #727098THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 9, 1967
* Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - The Beatles guru
* Post "More popular than Jesus" remark
* John Lennon - Paul McCartney
* Transcendental Mediation Swami
* New religious movement
The front page has a heading: "What's New in America? Maharishi & Mediation" with related photo. (see images)... Read full description -
Item #727097THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 12, 1970
* Greenwich Village Townhouse Explosion
* Weather Underground - far-left militants
* Bomb making effort gone wrong - fail
* Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman affected
The front page has a two column heading: "The House on 11th St.: Digging Up the Debris" with... Read full description -
Item #727096LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 1, 1997
* Best "Boogie Nights" film advertisement
* 2nd day of the original opening of this movie
* Mark Wahlberg - Burt Reynolds & more
A terrific issue on the 2nd day of the premiere of the motion picture hit "Boogie Nights" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper... Read full description -
Item #727094LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 13, 1984
* Michael Jordan's initial contract signing
* Chicago Bulls professional basketball
* One of the biggest dynasties in sports is born
The top of page 8 of the sport's section has a three column heading: "Michael Jordan Signed by the Bulls" (see)
Complete 1st and sport's sections only with a total of 52 pages,... Read full description -
Item #727093LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 27, 1997
* Communications Decency Act unconstitutional
* Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union
* "Magna Carta" of digital speech - First Amendment
* Obscene material on the World Wide Web
* Supreme Court of the United States
* 1st major SCOTUS decision re. the internet
The front page has a two column heading: "Law... Read full description -
Item #727092LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 26, 1997
* Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)
* City of Boerne v. Flores landmark decision
* Supreme Court of the United States
The front page has a two column heading: "High Court Overturns Religious Freedom Act" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), very nice condition.
Backgr... Read full description -
Item #727091THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Fred Carone in Newark, New Jersey
Page 31 has a somewhat discrete report with a one column heading: "Londos Throws Carone" and subhead. (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no... Read full description -
Item #727087THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 28, 1963
* Willi Unsoeld and Barry Bishop
* Mountaineers - Mount Everest Expedition
* First American team to reach the summit
* Extreme hardships on the ascent (frostbite toes)
The front page has a banner heading: "They Kicked Each Other to Stay Alive" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete with all 40+ pages, library... Read full description -
Item #727084LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 11, 1979
* Wichita Falls, Texas F4 tornado
* Red River Valley tornado outbreak
* "Terrible Tuesday" disaster
The front page has a banner headline announcing: "48 Killed in 'Tornado Alley'" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with all 30 pages, very nice condition.
Background: The historical... Read full description -
Item #727016DER TAGESSPIEGEL--Extra, Berlin, Germany Nov. 10, 1989
* Fall of the Berlin Wall (early report)
* It is BEST to have reports from the city where an event occurred
This four page extra has a great full front page photo showing citizens celebrating on top of the Berlin Wall with banner headline: "Die Nacht der offenen Grenzen in Berlin" (The Night of... Read full description -
Item #727015LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 19, 21 & 22, 2010
* Kyle Busch's "Triple Sweep" at Bristol Motor Speedway
* First time in NASCAR history for a driver to win all 3
* Craftsman Truck, Nationwide and Sprint Cup series
This is a rare trio on Kyle Busch's history making "Triple Sweep" at Bristol Motor Speedway. He is the only NASCAR driver to achieve... Read full description -
Item #727012LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 15, 2004
* Kyle Busch's very 1st NASCAR series racing victory
* Funai 250 at Richmond International Raceway - race
Page 11 has a somewhat discrete report under "Motor Racing" which reports Kyle Busch's win in the National Series at Richmond. This was his very 1st NASCAR series victory. (see images) This series didn't... Read full description -
Item #727011LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 5, 2005
* Kyle Busch's very 1st NASCAR Cup series victory
* Sony HD 500 at California Speedway - racing - race
The top of the front page of the sport's section has a headline that reads: "The Kid Gives It His All" with subhead, results and photo of Busch celebrating his 1st NASCAR Nextel Cup Series victory. (see... Read full description -
Item #726998FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Aug. 16, 1958
* Northeast Airlines Flight 258 disaster
* Nantucket Memorial Airport crash
* Convair 240 - American airliner - airplane
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Plane Crash Kills 22" with lead-in: "Northeast Airliner in Fiery Plunge On Nantucket Island" and subhead. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #726997EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 13, 1917
* Great October Socialist Russian Revolution
* Petrograd (Saint Petersburg), Russia
* Bolshevik Coup - Alexander Kerensky
The front page has a banner headline: "BOLSHEVIKI SAID OVERTHROWN" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description -
Item #726994FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Aug. 18, 1958
* Pioneer 0 - Able 1 space probe
* Attempt to be 1st to orbit the Moon
* Cape Canaveral launching failure
* Space race with the Soviet Union
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Moon Rocket Fails, Shatters" with lead-in: "Will Try Again in Sept." and photo. (see images)
Complete with... Read full description -
Item #726986THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1928
* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures)
* 250th anniversary this coming Summer (2026)
Page 8 has a full page facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence with heading: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776; The unanimous Declaration of the... Read full description -
Item #726982DAILY WORKER, New York, March 13, 1956
* "Southern Manifesto"signing
* United States Congress presentation
* Defense of White Supremacy - racism
* "Jim Crow" era of the Southern Democrats
This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile... Read full description -
Item #726979THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 27, 1954
* USS Bennington aircraft carrier explosion disaster
The front page has a banner headline: "91 DEAD IN SHIP BLAST" with subheads and a few related photos. (see images) More inside and on the back page.
Complete with all 46 pages, small library stamp just above the headline, small binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #726974LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 8, 1991
* Best "New Jack City" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* American crime action film - Wesley Snipes
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "New Jack City" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment... Read full description -
Item #726973THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Matros Kirilenko in Jersey City
Page 34 has a somewhat discrete report with a one column heading: "Londos Pins Kirilenko" and subhead. (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no... Read full description -
Item #726953CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, June 16, 1978
* Great "Grease" advertisement
* Opening Day movie premiere
* Musical romantic film comedy
* John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
* Also opening day of "Jaws 2"
Page 89 has a nice advertisement for the opening day premiere of the iconic film "GREASE" from the city where the inspiration for the movie originated. (see... Read full description -
Item #726952THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 26, 1956
* 148 year old "Mahmud Eyvazov" ?
* Republic of Azerbaijan farmer
The front page has a one column photo with heading: "Farms At 148" with text. (see images)
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally in very nice condition.
Background: Mahmud Eyvazov holds a unique historical significance as a... Read full description -
Item #726947THE DETROIT NEWS, April 11, 1955
* Jonas Salk about to make medical history
* Polio vaccine success - 1st made public (day of)
The front page has a report on one of the more significant medical breakthroughs of the 20th century, the success of the polio vaccine.
The three column heading reads: "Salk in Ann Arbor for Vaccine Verdict" (see... Read full description -
Item #726943EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 22, 1917
* World War I - WWI
* Prelude to America entering
* Nice headline for display
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "NEUTRALS OFFER TO MEDIATE" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. This was a about two weeks before the United States entered the war.
Surprisingly this issue is in... Read full description -
Item #726920LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 21, 1991
* Michael Jackson "King of Pop"
* American singer, songwriter & dancer
* Signs most lucrative music contract w/ SONY
The bottom of the front page gas a two column heading: "Michael Jackson Agrees to Huge Contract With Sony" with subhead and photo. (see images) Coverage continues inside.
Great to have from the home of the... Read full description -
Item #726918DAILY NEWS, New York City, Special Airplane Disaster Edition, July 19, 1999
* John F. Kennedy Jr. and wife Carolyn tragedy
* "John-John" - son of former President JFK
* Flight to Martha's Vineyard ends in disaster
The front page headline is headed: "SAD VIGIL" with several photos and loads of text throughout.
Complete special JFK Jr.... Read full description -
Item #726896LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 13, 2001
* Nikolay Soltys murders
* Ukrainian fugitive captured
The top of the front page has a heading: "Suspect in Six Killings Caught in Mother's Yard" with subheads. and photo. (see images) Much more on pages 22 & 23.
Complete 1st section only with all 34 pages, great condition.
Background: The capture of Nikolay Soltys on... Read full description -
Item #726864CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Nov. 14, 1982
* Michael Jackson "King of Pop"
* American singer, songwriter & dancer
* Epic and MCA Records dispute
* Deep emotional connection w/ E.T.
* 2 weeks prior to "Thriller" album release
The Sunday "Calendar" sections of the Los Angeles Times in the early 1980s served as the definitive cultural barometer for... Read full description -
Item #726863THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 21, 1935
* Midwest Dust Bowl era storm
* Kansas - Nebraska and more
The front page has a seven column heading: "Dust Storm Sweeps Over Midwest" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.
Background: The storms of March 1935 represented a critical... Read full description -
Item #726861THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Sept. 28, 1961
* Sandy Koufax 3rd no-hitter
* Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher
* MLB - Major League Baseball
The front page has a one column heading: "Koufax In Third No-Hitter" with subhead. The sport's section (page 42) has a nice banner heading: "Koufax Hurls Third No-Hitter to Tie Modern Mark" with subheads, photo and... Read full description -
Item #726860THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1950
* "Hollywood Ten" U.S. Supreme Court ruling
* Left-wing movie screenwriters and directors
* The Collapse of the First Amendment Defense
* Judicial Deference to HUAC - Legalization of the Blacklist
The front page has a one column heading: "HIGH COURT DENIES 13 CONTEMPT PLEAS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 32 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #726859CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Sat. May 5, 2007
* "Spider-Man 3" film advertisement
* Grand Opening week movie premiere
* Superhero - Toby Maguire - Topher Grace
A nice issue on the premiere (2nd day) of the motion picture hit "Spider-Man 3" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper... Read full description -
Item #726858SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, Aug. 8, 1982
* Hall of Famer Jim Rice
* Boston Red Sox baseball
* Interaction w/ 4 year boy
The back page has a photo showing Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame baseball player Jim Rice carrying a little boy off off the field with brief text. (see images) See below for details.
Complete with all 114 pages, tabloid size,... Read full description -
Item #726857THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1939
* Plant life on planet MARS ?
* The Slipher expedition
* Pre-Space Age Paradigm
* Scientific Misinterpretation
Near the bottom of the page is a two column heading: "Evidence of Plant Life on the Planet Mars Is Announced by an American Astronomer" (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Background:... Read full description -
Item #726848LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 29, 1989
* Ferdinand Marcos death (1st report)
* Exiled president of the Philippines
* Corrupt dictator under martial law
The front page has a two column heading: "Marcos Dies in Bitter Exile in Honolulu at 72" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete with all sections (150+ pages), great condition.
Background:... Read full description -
Item #726846THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1983
* Very early Beastie Boys performance advertisement
* Transition to hip hop - rap rock group - "Cooky Puss"
* Over 3 years prior to their debut album "Licensed to Ill"
* Twisted Sister - American heavy metal band
* Stevie Nicks - "Fleetwood Mac"... Read full description -
Item #726845THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 24-30, 1980
* The Kinks - English rock band
* Part of the British invasion in America
* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement
* "One for the Road" album tour
* "You Really Got Me" song fame
Page 71 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance... Read full description -
Item #726840SPORT'S SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, May 6, 2007
* Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. vs. Oscar De La Hoya
* WBC super welterweight boxing championship match
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "Floyd picks up the split" with lead-in: "Mayweather Defeats De La Hoya" and two related photos. Much more inside this... Read full description
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