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1903 Panama becoming independent...
Item #698914
December 09, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec.9, 1903
* Separation of Panama from Colombia
* Panama Canal Zone becoming independent
* Recognized by United States
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MARCH ON PANAMA BY COLOMBIA" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not ... See More
1914 Panama Cana about to open...
Item #698913
August 15, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 15, 1914
* Panama Canal is open for business
* Atlantic Ocean connects Pacific
The front page has banner headline: "Panama Canal Opened Today to Commerce of World" with subheads. (see) Great for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from ... See More
1918 Spanish Flu pandemic...
Item #698894
October 15, 1918
THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Oct. 15, 1918
* The Spanish flu pandemic
* H1N1 influenza A virus
The front page has a two column heading: "DETAILED STATEMENT ON NUMBER OF INFLUENZA CASES OFFICIALLY REPORTED" with subhead. (see)
Sixteen pages, light toning, some margin wear with a few small tears, MUST be handled with care.... See More
1942 Doolittle raid of Japan....
Item #698883
April 18, 1942
MARION EVENING POST, Illinois, April 18, 1942
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan (1st report)
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. PLANES BOMB JAPANESE MAINLAND" with subhead. (see images) This was the famous Doolittle raid on Japan. It was not known at the time that James "Jimmy" ... See More
French fliers set new non-stop airplane flight record....
Item #698882
August 08, 1933
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 7 & 8, 1933
* New non-stop airplane flight distance record
* French aviators Paul Codos & Maurice Rossi
Here are a pair of issues on a aviation achievement. The Aug. 7th issue has a banner headline: "SILENCE VEILS OCEAN FLYERS" with subheads. Related photo on the back page.The Aug. 8th issue has a one column heading: "FRENCHMEN HOP FROM U... See More
Ofuna POW camp liberated... Doolittle executions...
Item #698881
September 07, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1945
* U.S. prisoners freed from Ofuna Camp
* Executions of Doolittle raiders told
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "8,000 MEN FREED OF 32,500 IN JAPAN" with subhead and 2 related photos showing a few liberated Yankees freed from Ofuna prisoner-of-war camp. This was the POW camp that held Louis Zamperini and Pappy Boyington.
Also on the sa... See More
Indiana Hoosiers Corbett Davis wins 1937 MVP...
Item #698880
December 19, 1937
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Dec. 19, 1937
* Corbett Davis wins Big Ten football MVP
* Indiana Hoosiers college football fullback
* Chicago Tribune Silver Football award
The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline for display: "DAVIS IS VOTED MOST VALUABLE IN BIG TEN" with subheads and illustrtation. (see images) Of course this is the only publication to repor... See More
Early airplane flight to Tijuana in 1911......
Item #698879
January 30, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 7, 1911
* Harry S. Harkness airplane flight
* American aviator - aviation pioneer
* War message from North Island to Tijuana
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "SETS NEW WORLD RECORD FOR AMATEUR AVIATORS" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... See More
Thomas Edison's last will and testament...
Item #698878
October 29, 1931
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., October 29, 1931
* re. Thomas Alva Edison death
* Official last will and testament
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Edison Left Most of Estate To Two Sons" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally in nice condition.... See More
Charles Lindbergh Mexico flight...
Item #698874
December 15, 1927
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, December 15, 1927
* Aviator Charles Lindbergh
* Post Atlantic Ocean solo flight
* Airplane hop to Mexico City
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Lindy Safe in Mexico; Lost in Mountain Fogs; To Return home by Air" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the... See More
Murder, Inc. case... informant Abe Reles...
Item #698862
March 18, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1940
* Murder, Inc. crime syndicate
* Actor Irving "Gangi" Cohen
* Jewish mobster Abe Reles as informant
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TRIGGER MEN BARE 'CONTRACT' MURDERS FOR BIG RACKETEERS" with subheads. (see images) Nice to have in this World famous publication.
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great... See More
Great Fire of 1910...
Item #698860
August 23, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, August 23, 1910
* Great Fire of 1910 - Big Blowup
* Big Burn - Devil's Broom fire
* Northwest wildfire disaster
The front page has a banner headline: "FOREST SUPERVISOR BELIEVES 300 OF HIS MEN DEAD" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find is... See More
Sweetwater Dam failure... San Diego County...
Item #698855
January 29, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 29, 1916
* Lower Otay Reservoir dam failure
* Great Southern California flood of 1916
* Best title to be had ? - rare as such
The front page has a terrific banner headline in large lettering: "TIJUANA UNDER WATER" and more with subheads. (see images) Great for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp&quo... See More
1929 Athens, Texas High School basketball champions...
Item #698854
April 07, 1929
SECTION II (Sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, April 7, 1929
* Athens, Texas Hornets High School basketball
* Wins national championship vs. Oklahoma City
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "ATHENS WINS NATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNEY" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete section II only with 16 pages, rag edition i... See More
Flight 421 airplane disaster... Jackie Robinson hits for the cycle...
Item #698849
August 30, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1948
* Northwest Airlines Flight 421 disaster
* Winona, Minnesota
* Jackie Robinson hits for the cycle
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Plane Crashes in Midwest; All 36 on Board Are Killed" with subhead. (see images) Report continues on page 8 with related map.
Page 21 is a 7 column headline that reads: &... See More
Battle of Shanghai begins in 1937...
Item #698835
August 17, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 17, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
The front page has a nice banner headline: "MURDEROUS MOBS RUN AMUCK IN SHANGHAI, FIGHT FOR FOOD" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. condition. More on the following pages with a few nice photos.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small bind... See More
Octavian Goga & Carol II of Romania
Item #698830
February 11, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 11, 1938
* Octavian Goga regime dismissed
* King Carol II of Romania
* Patriarch Miron Cristea
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "PATRIARCH FORMS CABINET AS ANTI-SEMITIC REGIME OF GOGA FALLS IN RUMANIA" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo of Dr. Miron Cristea. (see)
Other news, sports and advertis... See More
1929 Endurance airplane flight record...
Item #698826
July 24, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 24, 1929
* Airplane endurance record flight
* Curtiss Robin monoplane airplane
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ST. LOUIS FLIERS SET ENDURANCE RECORD; KEEP ON INTO NIGHT" with subheads. (see) Lengthy article continues on page 3 with 3 related photos. (see) Coverage on the airplane endurance record flight on the Curtiss... See More
Battle of the Bulge begins... Initial attack by the Germans...
Item #698825
December 16, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 16, 1944
* Battle of Bulge beginning
* Seventh United States Army
* Initial German attack
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a two column heading: "7th Army Enters Germany At Three Points in South" Two related maps on page 4. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More
Third Battle of Kharkov... 1943 Soviet Union...
Item #698824
February 19, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 19, 1943
* Third Battle of Kharkov begins
* Nazi Germany vs. Soviet Red Army
* World War II Eastern Front
The front page has a five column headline: "RUSSIANS STRIKE AT OREL AND BEYOND ROSTOV" with subheads. (see images) This was the very 1st day of the Third Battle of Kharkov in the Soviet Union.
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nic... See More
USS Ticonderoga sinking in 1918...
Item #698822
October 11, 1918
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 11, 1918
* USS Ticonderoga steamer sunk
* German U-Boats submarines
* Battle with SM U-152
* World War I - WWI
The front page has a banner headline: "U-BOATS SINK 3 STEAMERS, 900 LIVES" with subheads that include: "Sinks The Ticonderoga" and more. (see images) This event took place over a week earlier but wasn't made public until now.
O... See More
Volume one issue of the famous Stars & Stripes...
Item #698805
November 08, 1918
THE STARS AND STRIPES, France, Nov. 8, 1918 This was the official newspaper of the American Expeditionary Forces from World War I and is a volume 1 issue. Logically the content is focused on war events. This issue was published just 3 days before the war's end.
Eight pages, various light wear, generally good.
1920 George Gipp 'The Gipper' death....
Item #698804
December 18, 1920
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 18, 1920
* re. George 'The Gipper' Gipp death
* Notre Dame college football star
* Coach Knute Rockne fame
Page 14 has a somewhat discrete one column heading: "Notre Dame To Build Monument in Honor Of Gipp" (see image) Coverage on the recent death of George Gipp, Notre Dame football star. He is famous for Knute Rockne's quote: 'Win... See More
Last 4 Doolittle raiders rescued in 1945 China...
Item #698797
August 22, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 22, 1945
* Jimmy Doolittle raiders
* Last 4 rescued in China
The front page has a two column heading: "4 Doolittle Fliers Saved" (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
Killer Charles Starkweather captured in 1958...
Item #698796
January 31, 1958
THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 31, 1958
* Charles Starkweather captured
* Girlfriend Fugate
Near the bottom of page 12 is a two column heading: "Starkweather to Die in Chair for Rampage That Killed 11" with lead-in: "Girl Friend's Case Next" and photo. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes alon... See More
The beginning of the end for gangster Al Capone ?, in a Chicago newspaper...
Item #698795
September 07, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 17, 1930
* Al 'Scarface' Capone arrest warrant
* Other high profile gang bosses (list)
* Prohibition era - beer - liquor
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The front page has a one column heading "WARRANTS OUT FOR ARREST OF 26 GANG CHIEFS" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on arrest warrants issued to Chicago top grim... See More
Russia joins America as a nuclear power...
Item #698794
September 24, 1949
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 24, 1949
* Semipalatinsk Test Site "The Polygon"
* Soviet atomic bomb project revealed
* Joins America as a nuclear super power
The front page has a banner headline: "A-BOMB TREATY URGED" with lead-in: "Soviet Atom Blast Starts World Clamor" and various subheads. (see images) More on page 12.
Complete with 38 pages, light ton... See More
Dead Sea Scrolls discovery....
Item #698789
February 15, 1949
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 15, 1949
* Dead Sea Scrolls discovery
* Professor Eleazar Suukenik
* Expert studies authenticity
* Hebrew Bible - Jews - Jewish
The top of page 28 has a two column photo headed: "Scroll Deciphered Amid Shelling Depicts Another Israel Fight, B.C." Also a two column heading: "Dr. Sukenik, Hewbrew University Scholar, Tells of Research Under Fire--Scr... See More
Frank Yerby... The Foxes of Harrow...
Item #698757
September 25, 1947
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 25, 1947 Page 35 has a two column, opening day review and image for "The Foxes of Harrow", written by Frank Yerby. This movie was created from the 1st script ever purchased by Hollywood which was written by a black writer and then made into a major motion picture. The fact that it starred Rex Harrison and Mauren O'Hara makes it all the more desirable ... See More
Frank Yerby... The Foxes of Harrow...
Item #698756
September 24, 1947
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 24, 1947
* Writer Frank Yerby
* Large opening day ad for "THE FOXES OF HARROW"
* 1st Hollywood script written by a black writer
Page 19 has a large ad for the premier of "The Foxes of Harrow", written by Frank Yerby. This movie was created from the 1st script ever purchased by Hollywood which was written by a black writer and then made ... See More
Death of movie great Orson Welles...
Item #698751
October 11, 1985
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 11, 1985
* Orson Welles death (1st report)
* Actor - director - writer - producer
* Hollywood movie film - radio - theatre
* "War of the Worlds" & "Citizen Kane" fame
* Best title to be had ?
The bottom of the front page has a heading: "Orson Welles, Theatrical Genius, Found Dead at 70" and includes a photo of him. The article car... See More
Great ads for "Titanic", "As Good As It Gets", "Tomorrow Never Dies" (James Bond), "Amistad"...
Item #698750
December 26, 1997
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 26, 1997
* Best Titanic film advertisement... 2nd weekend premiere
* Premier weekend of "As Good As It Gets"
* James Bond, 007, "Tomorrow Never Dies"
* Many more!!!
A terrific issue on the second weekend of the motion picture hit "Titanic" and the 1st weekend premier for "As Good As It Gets" - perhaps no better iss... See More
Mobster Joseph Barbara death...
Item #698686
June 18, 1959
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 18, 1959
* Joseph Barbara death - "Joe the Barber"
* Bufalino crime family mob boss
* Apalachin meeting fame - Costa Nostra - Mafia
The top of page 4 has a three column heading: "Barbara, Closemouthed Host of Gangland Parley, Dies" with small photo of Barbara, (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, generally ... See More
Death of Pablo Picasso... modern art...
Item #698683
April 09, 1973
THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, April 9, 1973
* Pablo Picasso death (1st report)
* Famed Spanish painter
The front page has a heading: "Picasso lies in lonely state" More on page 2 with an example of his work. A lengthier report on page 5 with four more examples of his work and small photo of himself. First report on the death of famous Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker and... See More
1904 Reed Smoot hearings... Mormons...
Item #698680
December 17, 1904
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 17, 1904
* Reed Smoot hearings
* Mormons - polygamy
The front page has a two column heading: "MORMONS OBEY SMITH IN DEFIANCE OF COURT" 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 fragile from this era in paper.
Complete wit... See More
Robert Stroud death... Birdman of Alcatraz...
Item #698679
November 22, 1963
NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, Nov. 22, 1963
* Robert Stroud death (1st report)
* "Birdman of Alcatraz" prisoner
* The day of John F. Kennedy's assassination
The top of page 12 has a seven column heading: "'Birdman of Alcatraz'--In Prison 54 Years" with photo. (see images)
This was also the day that John F. Kennedy would be assassinated with some reporting on hi... See More
1928 Chicago gangland war in full swing...
Item #698677
December 08, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 8, 1930
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era w/ report
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The front page has a great banner headline for display concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "GETS BOMB BY MAIL; KILLED" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Two related photos ar... See More
Last surviving Civil War veteran death...
Item #698670
December 21, 1959
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Dec. 21, 1959
* William Wright (centenarian) death
* Last surviving American Civil War veteran ?
* John Bell Hood's Texas Brigade forager
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Walter Williams Dies At 117, Last Veteran Of Blue And Gray" with lead-in: "Door Closes On Civil War Echoes" and photo. (see images)
Com... See More
Ibn Saud conquers Yemen in 1934...
Item #698669
May 05, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1934
* King Ibn Saud conquers Yemen
* Saudi-Yemeni War - Saudi Arabia
The top of the back page has a one column heading: IBN SAUD MARCHERS ON YEMEN CAPITAL" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition, tiny binding holes along the spine, very nice condition.
2nd weekend of "Titanic", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #698653
December 26, 1997
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 26, 1997
* Best Titanic film advertisement
* Second weekend premiere - following Friday
* Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet
A terrific issue on the second weekend of the motion picture hit "Titanic" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's pri... See More
Saudi-Yemeni War armistice signed... Ibn Saud...
Item #698652
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 14, 1934* Saudi-Yemeni War armistice signed
* King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Armistice Is Declared in Arabian War; Yemen Is Said to Accept Peace Terms" (see) First report coverage on the signing of the armistice in the Saudi-Yemeni War. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in thi... See More
Black Sunday begins... Dust bowl...
Item #698651
April 14, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1935
* Black Sunday begins
* Dust Bowl
The top of page 31 has a one column heading: "DUST STORM HEADS FOR PACIFIC COAST" with subheads that include: "Only Low Pressure Protects California as Slit Pours on New Mexico, Arizona" "New Clouds In Oklahoma" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 38 page... See More
Boxer Harry Greb during his prime photo...
Item #698650
September 02, 1923
SECTION II (sports) ONLY of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Sept. 2, 1923
* Boxer Harry Greb - "The Pittsburgh Windmill"
* New boxing middleweight champion photo
The front page of this section has a three column photo with heading: "RULES THE MIDDLEWEIGHTS" with brief text underneath. (see images) Greb won the NYSAC and NBA middleweight titles just 2 days earlier.
Complete... See More
Hermann & Emmy Göring wedding.... Black Sunday Dust Storm - 3 days prior...
Item #698649
April 11, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1935
* Hermann Göring wedding - marriage
* German actress Emma Sonnemann
* "First Lady of the Third Reich"
* Dust Bowl - 3 days prior to "Black Sunday"
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "GOERING MARRIED IN NAZI SPLENDOR" with subhead and photo. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World fa... See More
Francis Ouimet wins 1931 U.S. Amateur golf...
Item #698646
September 06, 1931
SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Detroit Free Press, September 6, 1931
* United States Amateur championship
* Golfer Francis Ouimet wins his 2nd (17 yrs. later)
* Beverly Country Club- Chicago, Illinois
The front page of this section has a seven column heading: "Quimet's Putting Wins Him National Amateur Golf Title" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on Francis ... See More
June Robles found... desert cage...
Item #698645
May 15, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1934
* June Robles found alive
* Desert cage box - Tucson, Arizona
* William Gettle
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "ROBLES GIRL AND GETTLE SAFE HOME; CHILD CHAINED IN PIT UNDER CACTUS; SIX SEIZED AS GETTLE'S KIDNAPPERS" with subheads and photo. (see) More inside, loads of text. Always nice to have notable events i... See More
Joseph Goebbels warn Jews of Germany in 1934....
Item #698636
May 13, 1934
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 13, 1934
* Joseph Goebbels - propaganda minister
* Jews - Jewish population of Germany
* Last warning to not act pompous
Page 11 has a one column heading: "A WAR OF RAGE IS FACING JEWS" with subhead. (see images) An early warning over 5 years prior to the outbreak of World War II by Joseph Goebbels, telling the Jewish population of Germany to "behave a... See More
Adolph Hitler's Kristallnacht: "Night of Broken Glass"...
Item #698635
November 18, 1938
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., November 18, 1938
* re. Kristallnacht - crystal night
* Persecution of Jews
The top of the front page has five column headline: "NAZIS CALL ENVOY HOME TO REPORT FD ATTITUDE" with subheads. (see) This is coverage of the recent "Kristallnacht", a series of coordinated attacks against the Jews in Nazi Germany.
Complete with 1... See More
1957 Amonate, Virginia coal mine explosion...
Item #698634
December 28, 1957
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 28, 1957
* Amonate, Tazewell County Virginia
* Pocahontas Fuel Company disaster
* Coal mine No. 31 gas explosion
The front page has a one column heading: "BLAST TRAPS 21 IN MINE, 14 SAFE" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the coal mine gas explosion in mine No. 31 of the Pocahontas Fuel Company in Amonate, Virginia... See More
Watts Riots victim death.... Marquette Frye...
Item #698632
December 25, 1986
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 25, 1986
* Marquette Frye death (1st report)
* Watts Riots of 1965 victim
* Excessive police brutality
Near the bottom of the front page of section II is a heading: "Marquette Frye, Whose Arrest Ignited the Watts Riots in 1965, Dies at Age 42" with photo. (see images) May only be reported in a Los Angeles publication ?
Complete with all sections (125+ pa... See More
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