Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #726729LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 21, 1981 The front page has two historic headlines: "Hostages Fly to Freedom - 52 Greeted as U.S. Base in Germany" and "Reagan Takes Office - Calls for 'Renewal,' Freezes Federal Jobs. Both topics include corresponding photos and additional related articles on inside pages. See images for details.
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Item #726673THE DAY, New London, Conn. August 25, 1930
* The Arequipa Rebellion - Peru coup
* End to New Patria & Third Militarism start
* Peruvian Coup d'État of 1930 - revolution
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Rebels in Control at Peru; President Leguia in Flight; Capture U. S. Naval Officer" with subheads and photo of Leguia. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #726672THE DAY, New London, Conn. Aug. 27, 1930
* Jack 'Legs' Diamond hunted
* New York City gangster
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Diamond and Hotel Man Now Sought in N.Y. Gang Mystery; Hold Three Men and Women" with subhead. (see images) Though the NYPD was looking for Diamond in the city, he was actually out in the Atlantic Ocean... Read full description -
Item #726671THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 9, 1934
* American singer & musician Rudy Vallée
* One of the first "teen idol" pop stars
* Actress wife Fay Webb infidelity lawsuit
The front page has a two column photo headed: "She Charges He IS Untrue" Also a one column heading: "Suit Accuses Rudy of Intimacies with 3 Other Women" (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #726669THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 4, 1901
* Great fire of 1901
* Jacksonville, Florida
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "AWFUL HAVOC OF FIRE" with subheads. (see) 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... Read full description -
Item #726668THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 3, 1943
* Norman Rockwell color illustration
* April Fool: Checkers" WWII era
The front page has a nice color illustration by Norman Rockwell titled: "April Fool: Checkers" (see images) Nice for display. See below for further details regarding this particular Rockwell print.
Various... Read full description -
Item #726667THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 29, 1942
* Internment of Axis-Americans beginning
* World War II - WWII - Japanese citizens
Page 12 has a one column heading: "WEST COAST MOVES TO OUST JAPANESE" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Background: The convergence of events on January 28, 1942,... Read full description -
Item #726666DAILY 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:... Read full description -
Item #726665
DAILY 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 #726664MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, "An Illustrated Weekly by the New York Times", Nov. 6, 1919
* Pioneer of American photojournalism
This title began during World War I as a “War Extra” to handle the surge of war images coming from Europe. After the war, it continued as a standalone weekly pictorial publication. It is considered a pioneer of American... Read full description -
Item #726663THE DETROIT NEWS, March 31, 1953
* SSM-N-8 Regulus is 1st demonstrated
* Submarine launched cruise missile launched
* United States Navy USS Tunny (SS-282)
The front page has a one-column heading: "A-Missile Submarine Joins Navy" with 2 related photos. (see mages) Coverage continues inside with another related photo. (see... Read full description -
Item #726662THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1972
* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement
* Singer Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ photo
* The J.Geils Band and Blue Oyster Cult
Page 37 has a 9 x 4 inch advertisement for "BLACK SABBATH" concert at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale,... Read full description -
Item #726660THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 8, 1934
* A land sighting by Arthur Grant & "Nessie Fever" ?
* Loch Ness Monster becoming World known
* Nessie mystery widens in Inverness, Scotland
Certainly one of the more notable monster or creature searches in recent times is the Loch Ness Monster. Debate continues as to its existence.
The bottom of the front page has... Read full description -
Item #726659CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 25, 1945
* Creation of the United Nations - UN
* Collective security for global stability
* Post World War II universal human rights
* Institutionalized Humanitarianism
The front page has a one column heading: "Allies' World League Comes Into Existence" (see images)
Complete with all 40 pages, small binding holes along the spine, small address stamp within... Read full description -
Item #726657THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 20, 1918
* Rutherford & other Russellites in prison
* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers
* Christian restorationist minister
* Founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses
Page 5 has a brief and discrete report with small heading: "Russellites To Testify" (see image)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning, some wear at the... Read full description -
Item #726655LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 21, 2001
* Nikolay Soltys family mass murders
* Slavic Immigrant Community Impact
* "The Most Hated Man in America"
The front page has a two column heading: "Suspect in Stabbings of 5 Relatives Flees" with subhead and related photo. Coverage continues inside with related pictorial and map, (see images)
Complete with all sections (80+ pages), great condition.
Bac... Read full description -
Item #726654THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1942
* First World War II "Medal of Honor" given
* Lieutenant Alexander "Sandy" Nininger Jr.
* Hero for actions at the Battle of Bataan
* Post attack on Pearl Harbor Pacific Theater
The top of the front page has two photos headed: "Dies A Hero" Also a one column heading: "M'ARTHUR OFFICER HONORED BY NATION" with subhead.... Read full description -
Item #726653CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angles Times, May 15, 1986
* "Top Gun" advertisement (day before release)
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere (EVE)
* Military action drama film - Tom Cruise
A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Top Gun" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper... Read full description -
Item #726652LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 26, 2001
* American singer, actress & model Aaliyah
* "Princess of R&B" - "Queen of Urban Pop"
* Marsh Harbor Cessna 402 Airplane Crash
The top of page 4 has a three column heading: "R&B Singer Aaliyah Dies in Bahamas Plane Crash" with subhead and photo. (see images) Nice to have from the home of the entertainment... Read full description -
Item #726651LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 8, 1978
* Bizarre confession by innocent man
* Hillside Strangler serial killings
* Best title to be had ? (rare as such)
The front page has a banner headline for display: "Strangler Suspect Seized" with subhead. (see images)
Page 29 has a report on a letter sent by the suspected killer to the mayor.
Great to have... Read full description -
Item #726650THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1946
* "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" observance
* First peacetime Memorial Day after World War II
* President Henry S. Truman - Dwight D. Eisenhower
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Truman Lays White Roses On Unknown Soldier Tomb" with subhead. (see images) More on pages 2 & 3 with some... Read full description -
Item #726649CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Jan. 27, 1946
* Transcontinental flight record broken
* The birth of jet propulsion in airplanes
* Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star - jet fighter
The front page has a six column heading: "Jet Plane Flies Across U. S. in 4 Hrs., 13 Min." with subheads. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, light toning... Read full description -
Item #726648PICTURE SECTION only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Jan. 27, 1946
* Iconic World War II photos
* Actress Maureen O'Hara
The front page shows a nice color photo of Actress Maureen O'Hara near the beginning of her Hollywood career.
Pages 7 through 10 have several historic photos from the recent war including the flag raising at Iwo Jima, the D-Day... Read full description -
Item #726647CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 26, 1946
* "Project Diana" - First contact with the Moon (radar)
* Prelude to the "Space Race" with the Soviet Union
* The Birth of "Moonbounce" Espionage - ionosphere
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "RADAR CALLED A TRAILBLAZER FOR MOON SHIPS" with subheads. (see images) This was considered a precursor the... Read full description -
Item #726646THE DAY, New London, Conn. Aug. 26, 1930
* Silent film era actor Lon Chaney death
* "The Man of a Thousand Faces"
* Pioneer of "Horror" themed characters
The front page has a one column heading: "Lon Chaney Dies, Noted Actor Is Anemia Victim" (see images)
Complete with all 16 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
Background: The historical... Read full description -
Item #726645LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 10, 2001
* Koby Mandell & Yosef Ishran murders
* "The Wadi Haritoun Ambush" - Tekoa
* Teenage Jewish boys - Second Intifada
* "The Blessing of a Broken Heart" - Israel
The front page has a three column heading: "Settlers Demand Reprisal After Brutal Slaying of Boys" with subhead and 3 related photos. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #726626THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 3, 1967
* Very early Jimi Hendrix performance advertisement
* American electric guitarist, songwriter and singer
* Swami Satchidananda Saraswati editorial
Page 24 has a 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" which was performed four nights at the Salvation... Read full description -
Item #726623THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 5, 1966
* Julius sip-in - Mattachine Society fight
* Serving homosexuals at bars - restaurants
* Dick Leitsch and Craig Rodwell w/ photo
The top of page 15 has a heading: "Three Homosexuals In Search of a Drink" with lead-in: "Civil Liberties" and photo of the three men involved.... Read full description -
Item #726621THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 26, 1983
* "R.E.M. - American alternative rock band
* University of Georgia students - Michael Stipe
* Ritz nightclub - Manhattan concert advertisement
* 1980's - early 1990's college campuses cult music
Page 109 has a full page advertisement for upcoming performances a the The... Read full description -
Item #726618THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 9, 1969
* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* First North American tour (Fall) advertisement
* 1st and only Carnegie Hall concert
Page 32 has a historic 8 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a Led Zeppelin concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Background: Led Zeppelin's... Read full description -
Item #726617THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 28, 1966
* American poet & writer Allen Ginsberg release
* "Wichita Vortex Sutra" anti- Vietnam war poem
Starting on page 17 is the release of a poem by Allen Ginsberg titled: "Wichita Vortex Sutra" with lengthy text continuing on 2 other pages.
background: Published in the April 28, 1966,... Read full description -
Item #726615THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 17, 1963
* Jean Cocteau death - French poet - artist
* Playwright - novelist - film director & more
* Surrealist, avant-garde and Dadaist movements
The top of the front page has a heading: "Jean Cocteau: 'I'd Take the Fire'--p. 5"
Page 5 has a heading: "I'd Take the Fire (A Souvenir of... Read full description -
Item #726614THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 11, 1956
* Jazz musician Nat King Cole attacked
* Municipal Auditorium in Birmingham
* North Alabama White Citizens' Council
* Southern Civil Rights - desegregation movement
The front page has a seven column heading: "Nat King Cole Beaten on Dixie Stage" with subheads and small photo of Cole. (see images)... Read full description -
Item #726608THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 7, 1934
* "Handsome Jack" Klutas killed
* The College Kidnappers
* Kidnapping mobsters for ransom
* University of Illinois alumni
The front page has a one column heading: "Chicago Officers Kill Jack Klutas" (see image)
Complete 1st section only with all 14 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #726606LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 15, 1986
* Andrija Artuković convicted of war crimes
* "Butcher of the Balkens" - Croatia
* Jewish holocaust - concentration camps
* Brutality against Jews, Serbs and Roma
The front page has a two column heading: "Artukovic Sentenced to Die for War Crimes" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, light toning along... Read full description -
Item #726605THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 18, 1939
* 13 year old school student Grace Sandstrom case
* 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 21 has a one column heading: "RULES FLAG SALUTE LEGAL IN SCHOOLS" with subheads. (see... Read full description -
Item #726586THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 5, 1947
* The "Competitive Massacres"
* Dominion of Pakistan - India
* "Ghost Trains" of the Punjab
* Kafilas (Miles-Long Caravans)
The front page has a two column heading: "More Than 100,000 Feared Slain By Moslems in Pakistan Punjab" (see images)
Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Background: The... Read full description -
Item #726585THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1947
* "Haganah Ship SS Exodus 1947"- Jews
* "The Ship That Launched a Nation"
* Jewish Refugees - "Operation Oasis"
* "A Floating Auschwitz" prison ship
The front page has a two column heading: "Jews' Ships Reach Germany; Leaders Reported Isolated" (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 64 pages, rag edition in great condition.
Background: The... Read full description -
Item #726583NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1948
* Joe Tinker death (1st report)
* Chicago Cubs shortstop
* MLB Baseball player & manager
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "JOE TINKER IS DEAD; A BASEBALL GREAT" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete in 48 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Also present is the movie advertisement for "Abbott &... Read full description -
Item #726582DER 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 #726581THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 28, 1943
* "Rare of Europe" - Nazis looting - plundering
* Art, machinery, war materials & much more
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "NAZI LOOTING HELD BIGGEST IN HISTORY" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in great condition.
Background: The April 28, 1943, New York Times report served as the public... Read full description -
Item #726580SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, July 12, 1943
* Invasion of Sicily Italy
* Operation Husky
The nice headline on the front page in bold lettering announces: "HEAVY BATTLE ON NEAR SICILY INVASION PORT" with subheads, related map and photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes and... Read full description -
Item #726579THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 10, 1933
* The Gold Purchase Plan - Warren Experiment
* Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
* Prelude to the "Gold Reserve Act of 1934"
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ROOSEVELT DECIDES TO BUY GOLD IN WORLD'S MARKETS; RFC WILL MAKE PURCHASES" with subheads.... Read full description -
Item #726578THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, November 28, 1950
* Battle of Chosin Reservoir begins
* People's Republic of China enter
* Korean War
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "U.N. FLANK CRUSHED; REDS POUR THROUGH" with subhead. (see images)
Complete in 40 pages, light toning and minor wear along the margins and central fold, generally... Read full description -
Item #726575THE DETROIT NEWS, July 10, 1953
* Lavrentiy Beria ousted as traitor
* Marshal of the Soviet Union
* Joseph Stalin secret police chief
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Beria Facing Death for Plot to Seize Rule" with subheads and small photo of Beria. (see images)
Complete with 46 pages, light toning and a little wear at the... Read full description -
Item #726574THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 4, 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: "HINTS DEFENSE SAYERS PLOT" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.
history notes: The Bobby... Read full description -
Item #726573ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, May 14, 1936
* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Very 1st flight to America - returns home
* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ZEPPELIN LANDS IN GERMANY AFTER RECORD CROSSING" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 40+ pages, light... Read full description -
Item #726572THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 16, 1966
* Early anti-Vietnam War march on Washington D.C.
* Veterans for Peace - Pennsylvania Avenue
The front page has a three column heading: "Thousands March for Peace" with subhead and related photo. (see images)
Complete with all 26 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
Background: The May 15,... 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
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