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Bloody Sunday (1920)... Dublin, Ireland...
Item #697012
November 22, 1920
THE TOLEDO NEWS-BEE, Ohio, Nov. 22, 1920
* Bloody Sunday - Dublin, Ireland
* Irish War of Independence - Cairo Gang
* Michael Collins - Irish Republican Army
* re. death of Father Michael Griffin (Irish priest)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "STAGE DUBLIN MASSACRE; English Retaliate For Sinn Fein Killings" with subheads. (see images)
Twenty pages, light toning... See More
The Godfather: opening review and advertisement...
Item #697010
March 19, 1972
SUN TIMES, Chicago, March 19, 1972
* "The Godfather" pre-opening review & ad
* Italian-American mafia film - movie
* Marlon Brando - Al Pacino w/ photos
* Director Francis Ford Coppola
This newspaper has the significant review and advertisement for the movie "The Godfather" The front page of the "Showcase" section has a heading: "&... See More
Pittsburgh Steelers & Philadelphia Eagles are born...
Item #696993
July 09, 1933
SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of The Springfield Union, Mass., July 9, 1933
* Pittsburgh Steelers
* Philadelphia Eagles
* Joins NFL football
Page 3 of this section has a one column heading: "10 TEAMS NOW IN PRO GRID LEAGUE" First report coverage on the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles being awarded franchises by the National Football League at its annual owners&#... See More
Navy upsets Army....
Item #696992
December 03, 1950
SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass., December 3, 1950
* The Army-Navy game (upset)
* College football rivalry
* West Point vs. Annapolis
The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "NAVY SNAPS ARMY''S STREAK, 14-2, BEFORE 103,000" with subheads and a nice action photo. Another related photo on the next page. (see images) This game is consi... See More
1966 death of Lal Bahadur Shastri...
Item #696985
January 11, 1966
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Jan. 11, 1966
* Lal Bahadur Shastri death (1st report)
* Second Prime Minister of India
* End of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Prime Minister of India, 61, Dies of Heart Attack" with subhead and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition... See More
1950 Battle of Pyongyang... Korean War...
Item #696984
October 19, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 19, 1950
* Battle of Pyongyang - North Corea
* Corean War - United Nations victory
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "U. N. TROOPS SMASH INTO PYONGYANG; KOREAN RED GOVERNMENT FLEES NORTH; TRUMAN SPEEDS KOREAN AID REQUESTS" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 3 with related photo.
Complete with 64 pages, ... See More
Michael Jackson arrested for child molestation...
Item #696980
November 21, 2003
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 21, 2003
* Michael Jackson arrested as an abuser
* "King of Pop" singer - songwriter
The front page has a three column heading: "Jackson Released on Bail After Arrest on Molestation Charges" with photo of his mugshot. (see images). First report coverage continues on page 30 with two more related photos. Nice to have from the capital of the entert... See More
The Nazis invade Holland...
Item #696978
May 10, 1940
THE DES MOINES REGISTER, EXTRA, Iowa May 10, 1940
* World War II Germany - Nazis
* Germans Invade Western Europe
* INCOMPLETE ISSUE ***
The ftpg. announces: "NAZIS INVADE HOLLAND" with subheads and small related map. A nice headline on early efforts of Hitler to conquer Western Europe. Notice how the headline and the word EXTRA blend together which is quite unusual.
Incomp... See More
Review & premiere of "Heathers", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #696977
March 31, 1989
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 31, 1989
* Best "Heathers" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere
* Black comedy cult classic movie
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Heathers" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publicati... See More
Review & premiere of "Beetlejuice", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #696976
March 30, 1988
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 30, 1988
* Best "Beetlejuice" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Comedy-fantasy movie - Tim Burton
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Beetlejuice" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime... See More
Man o' War grandson wins in horse racing...
Item #696974
June 19, 1932
SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, June 19, 1932
* Man o' War's grandson Gusto wins
* American Derby - Arlington Park
* Thoroughbred horse racing - race
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "GUSTO'S STRETCH DRIVE WINS AMERICAN DERBY" with subheads and large photo Nice for display. More inside.
Complete section 2 (sports) only... See More
Prohibition ending in the South...
Item #696973
July 09, 1933
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 9, 1933
* End of Prohibition - repeal
* Southern states ratification ?
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* Beer - liquor returning
* Amelia Earhart record flight
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "REPEAL ASKED IN PUBLIC PLEA BY ROOSEVELT" with subheads. (see images)
Also on the front page is a one column heading: "AME... See More
Reinhold Krause's anti-Semitism speech...
Item #696962
November 14, 1933
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 14, 1933
* Reinhold Krause, leader of German Christians
* Denounces the Jewish aspects of Christianity
* Calls for a purge on Jewish elements of faith
Page 14 has one column headings: "Revision Of Scripture Is Urged On Germans" "Return to Heroic Conception of Jesus and Segregation of Non-Aryans Proposed".
Complete in 40 pages, light toning at... See More
Review & premiere of "Eraser", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #696961
June 21, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 21, 1996
* Best "Eraser" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Action thriller - Arnold Schwarzenegger
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Eraser" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime... See More
Black Sox scandal ringleaders arrested...
Item #696958
March 26, 1921
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 26, 1921 The top of the front page has a two column headline: "WHITE SOX REINDICTED IN BASEBALL SCANDAL; 18 MEN TO FACE TRIAL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the indictments of the masterminds of the 1919 Black Sox World Series scandal.
Complete with all 12 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally in good conditio... See More
Premiere of "Batman Returns", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #696949
June 26, 1992
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 26, 1992
* Best "Batman Returns" film advertisement
* Grand Opening week movie premiere (2nd Friday)
* Danny Devito - Michelle Pfeiffer- Michael Keaton
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Batman Returns" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment ind... See More
The funeral of William "Buffalo Bill" Cody...
Item #696946
January 15, 1917
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Jan. 15, 1917
* Buffalo Bill death
* William Cody
The top of the first column on the front page features a report headed: "PAY HOMAGE TO THE MEMORY OF 'BUFFALO BILL'" with subheads "Thousands of Persons, of Every Station and Walk of Life, Men, Women and Children View Body" "Lies in State in Capitol" and "... See More
New York Yankees World Series win...
Item #696944
October 06, 1938
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Oct. 6, 1938
* New York Yankees win
* Joe DiMaggio & Lou Gehrig era
* World Series of baseball (game 2)
* Early, same day reporting
The front page has a terrific banner headline: "YANKS BEAT CUBS AGAIN" with subheads, scoreboard above the masthead, and large box scores.
A great for display and unusual with such a nice headline on the front p... See More
Robert Kennedy shot & near death...
Item #696943
June 06, 1968
PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, June 6, 1968 The front page has a headline: "Kennedy Dead; Family at Bedside" and more with 2 related photos. Much on the following pages.
Complete in 80 pages, tabloid-size, a little margin wear with a few small tears, generally good.
Establishing the Jewish Warsaw ghetto...
Item #696942
November 26, 1940
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 26, 1940
* Warsaw, Poland Ghetto established
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
* Nazi occupied Europe
Page 8 has a two column head announcing: "Walls Will Enclose Warsaw Jews Today; 500,000 Begin 'New Life' in Nazi-Built Ghetto".
This is early coverage of the establishment of the largest Jewish Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Europe. Most of the residents in this in... See More
Joe Namath signs with New York Jets...
Item #696941
January 03, 1965
DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 3, 1965
* Joe Namath signs contract
* Alabama Crimson Tide
* New York Jets (NFL)
At the bottom of the front page of the sport's section (inside) is a four column head: "Namath Snaps Up $400,000 Contract" with "Jets Give Him Richest Deal In Sports". More on the next page with a photo of Namath.
This is first report coverage on footb... See More
Richard E. Byrd's 1929 flight over the South Pole...
Item #696935
November 29, 1929
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 29, 1929
* Aviator Richard Evelyn Byrd
* South Pole Antarctica flight begins
The front page has a very nice banner headline: "COMMANDER BYRD OFF ON FLIGHT TO THE SOUTH POLE; RADIO REPORTS 'ALL IS WELL' AT 6:30 A.M., 8 HOURS OUT; PASSES SLEDGE PARTY ON THE TRAIL AND DROPS MESSAGES" with subheads and nice photo of Byrd. Much more on pages 2... See More
1963 Civil Rights March on Washington...
Item #696932
August 28, 1963
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Aug. 28, 1963
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* "I Have A Dream" speech fame
Near the bottom of the front page is a six-column headline concerning this historic Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.: "100,000 Turn Out For Capital March Before Noon" with subheads and related photo.
It was at ... See More
Death of famed actor Henry Fonda...
Item #696930
March 12, 2011
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 12, 1982
* Henry Fonda death (early 1st report)
* Hollywood movie - film actor
* "The Grapes of Wrath" fame
* Best title to be had ?
The front page has a 2 column head: "Henry Fonda Dies Peacefully at 77, Wife at His Side" with two photos. The article carries over to page 3 with 4 more related photos.
Nice to have this report in a newspap... See More
The short-lived newspaper for "Tiny Town", Missouri...
Item #696927
May 25, 1925
THE TINY TOWN TIMES, Tiny Town, Missouri, May 25, 1925
* Very rare miniature publication
This is a very fascinating little newspaper.
You can read much about "Tiny Town" on Wikipedia, but to be brief, "Tiny Town was the first complete city built in miniature & had over 1000 structures. A smaller village was complete in 1919 while the larger full version was complete... See More
American Red Cross makes the cover...
Item #696925
June 28, 1917
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, June 28, 1917
* American Red Cross
The front cover is of a famous "The American Red Cross" with "Humanity" and "Philanthrophy" being stated at the bottom of images. Inside the issue is an article pertaining to the Red Cross as well as various articles and photos pertaining to World War I and various advertisem... See More
Death of guitar great Stevie Ray Vaughan...
Item #696914
August 28, 1990
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 28, 1990 (1st section)
* Stevie Ray Vaughan death (1st report)
* Guitarist - singer - musician - songwriter
The bottom of the ftpg. has a report headed: "Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar Great, Dies in Copter Crash" with subhead: "The Grammy-winning performer had just completed a Wisconsin concert. Four others are killed." The article carries over to ... See More
Sale of 3.2 beer signals coming end of Prohibition...
Item #696913
April 09, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 4 only, April 9, 1933
* Prohibition ends in America
* Beer returns - legal liquor
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "CAPITAL STUDIES REPEAL; PRESIDENT REMAINS MUM" with subheads. (see images) More inside with related illustration and photo. This was the Cullen-Harrison Act which allowed for the sale of 3.2% beer throughout the n... See More
1st Masters Tournament... Bobby Jones...
Item #696912
March 20, 1934
THE DETROIT NEWS, March 20, 1934
* 1st ever Masters Tournament
* Augusta, Georgia - 1st day nears
* Small Bobby Jones photo
Page 22 has a one column heading: "61 STARS ENTER MASTERS' OPEN" with subhead and small photo of Bobby Jones. (see) This was to be the very first Master's making this a very significant issue for any golf collector. Play would begin two days later.
... See More
1937 Flint, Michigan sit-down strike ends....
Item #696911
February 11, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 11, 1937
* Flint, Michigan sit-down strike ends
* United Automobile Workers (UAW) to Labor Union
* GM General Motors
The front page has a great banner headline: "GEN. MOTORS STRIKE ENDED" with subheads. Nice for display. More on page 6. A few related photos are on the back page. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition. ... See More
Whirlaway wins 1942 Trenton Handicap.......
Item #696909
August 30, 1942
SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Aug. 30, 1942
* Whirlaway - horse racing
* Trenton Handicap (last major win)
* Garden State Park Racetrack
* Cherry Hill, New Jersey
* Post Triple crown winner
The top of the front page of this section has a one column heading: "WHIRLAWAY WINS TRENTON HANDICAP AT GARDEN STATE" with subheads. (see images) this was Whirlaway's l... See More
Chicago Blackhawks win 1st Stanley Cup....
Item #696908
March 21, 1955
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., March 21, 1955
* Detroit Red Wings - NHL Hockey
* Win regular season title
* Bill Russell is NCAA tourney MVP
Page 14 has a two column heading: "Wings Take NHL Title With Easy 6-0 Runaway" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the Detroit Red Wings winning the 1954-55 regular season title.
Page 13 has a two column heading: &quo... See More
Explorer Roald Amundsen died at sea...
Item #696907
September 02, 1928
THE DETROIT NEWS, September 2, 1928
* Roald Amundsen death confirmed
* Norwegian polar - arctic explorer
Page 2 has a one column heading: "AMUNDSEN DIES IN CRASH AT SEA" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the official death of Roald Amundsen.
Complete 1st section only with 14 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins. ... See More
Majdanek concentration camp horrors revealed...
Item #696906
August 31, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1944
* Nazi concentration camp exposed for 1st time
* Horrors of Majdanek revealed
Page 16 has an editorial headed: "The Maidanek Horror" Coverage on the horrors revealed at the Majdanek concentration camp at Lublin, Poland.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout with much on World War II. Complete in 30 pages, rag edition in ve... See More
1937 Brady Gang shootout....
Item #696904
October 13, 1937
THE DETROIT NEWS, October 13, 1937
* Al Brady Gang shootout
* Bangor ME Maine
* F.B.I. - G-Men agents (1st report)
The front page has a one column heading: "Brady Mob Terrorism Recounted" with subheads and related photo. The back page has two more related photos including one of Brady lying dead in the street. (see) First report coverage on the famous shootout in Bangor, Maine be... See More
2009 Kayne Werst-Taylor Swift incident...
Item #696901
September 14, 2009
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 14, 2009
* Kayne West & Taylor Swift incident
* 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
* "You Belong with Me" song
The front page of section D has a color photo with heading: "Swift Reaction" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with anther photo showing Swift with Beyonce. Nice to have from the home of the entertainment i... See More
1945 concentration camp for children liberated...
Item #696900
April 24, 1945
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 24, 1945
* Concentration camp for children found
* Jewish holocaust realization
The front page has a two column heading: "Camp of 'Slave Children' Freed by Russian Troops" First report coverage of a concentration camp for children that was found by Russian troops in Poland. What better evidence to confirm of what really happened then havi... See More
1942 Oregon State Hospital mass poisoning...
Item #696899
November 20, 1942
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Nov. 20, 1942
* Oregon State Hospital - Salem
* Mass food poisoning disaster
The front page has a two column heading: "Poison Mixed With Eggs Caused Deaths, Tests Show" with subhead. (see)
Much on World War II events of the day. Complete with all 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.
wikipedia notes: On November... See More
Charles Lindbergh invents artificial heart ?...
Item #696897
June 21, 1935
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, June 21, 1935
* Charles Lindbergh & Dr. Alexis Carrel
* Perfusion pump (artificial heart) invention
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Lindbergh--Adds to Fame; Organs Revived After Death by His Research" with photo of Lindbergh. (see images) First report coverage on the invention of the Carrel-Lindbergh perfusion pum... See More
1934 professional wrestling match...
Item #696896
September 20, 1934
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 20, 1934
* Jim Londos vs. Strangler Lewis
* Early professional wrestling (day of)
* From the city where it happened
* Wrigley Field - Chicago
The front page of the sport's section (page 19) has a nice banner headline: "LONDOS RISKS TITLE AGAINST LEWIS TONIGHT" with subheads and a few related photos. The match would take place later that day.
Co... See More
Berlin airlift begins... Russian blockade...
Item #696894
June 24, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1948
* Berlin blockade begins - Germany
* 1st major crisis of the Cold War
* Soviet Union - Russia blocks access
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RUSSIANS BAR FOOD TO WESTERN BERLIN IN CURRENCY FIGHT" with subheads. (see images)
Also near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Soviet Bloc Confers on Germany;... See More
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio Cesar Chavez....
Item #696893
June 08, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 8, 1996
* Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio Cesar Chavez I
* Lineal and WBC light welterweight boxing title
The top of the front page has a color photo showing De La Hoya celebrating his victory with small heading: "Riding High" with brief text.
The front page of the sport's section has a headline: "It's Oscar Night" with subheads and photo. (s... See More
Shenandoah National Park Killings - Lollie Winans & Julie Williams...
Item #696884
June 05, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 5, 1996
* Lollie Winans & Julie Williams murder case
* Hikers killed in Shenandoah National Park in 1996
* The case remains unsolved
Page A13 has: "Murder Invades Idyllic World of Backpackers", with subheading: "Two women are killed on the Appalachian Trail Slaying are part of a growing trend of increasing violations of the law in the wildern... See More
Whirlaway wins Saratoga Special Stakes.......
Item #696881
September 01, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, Sept. 1, 1940
* Whirlaway - horse racing
* Hopeful Stakes Stakes (early win)
* Saratoga Race Course - Springs
* Eventual Triple crown winner
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "WHIRLAWAY VICTOR IN HOPEFUL STAKES AS SPA MEET ENDS" with subheads. (see) Related photo and racing chart onpage 6 of this section. Whirl... See More
Albert Einstein on the 1939 Jewish dilemma....
Item #696880
May 28, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1939
* Albert Einstein & the European Jews
* Continued persecution in Nazi Germany
* Jewish Homeland ? Palestine ? England ?
The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "DR. EINSTEIN URGES PATIENCE ON JEWS" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section with all 22 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Herman Keiser wins 1946 Masters golf tournament
Item #696878
April 08, 1946
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 8, 1946
* Herman Keiser wins Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
The top of page 14 has a banner headline: "Hogan Three-Putts from 12 Feet, Keiser Cashes In" with subheads, photo and scores. First report coverage on Herman Keiser winning the 1946 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.
Complete with 22 pages, light toning a... See More
1929 Albert Einstein theory of relativity....
Item #696877
January 26, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 26, 1929
* Albert Einstein
* Theory of Relativity & more
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN'S THEORY TRACED TO SOURCES" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 36 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally very nice.... See More
Centralia, PA - 12-year-old boy falls into mine pit...
Item #696874
February 20, 1981
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 20, 1981
* Centralia, Pennsylvania mine fire disaster
* Todd Dombosky nearly swallowed up by the earth
* Falls into 135-degree, CO gas filled pit - saved by cousin
A brief but noteworthy article on page A18 has: "Boy's Mishap Renews Fears O Two-Decade Mine Fire". This event, as indicated, renewed national interest in the ongoing situat... See More
Centralia, Pennsylvania... The Weather Underground...
Item #696870
November 03, 1960
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, Nov. 22, 1981
* Centralia, Pennsylvania mine fire disaster
* The Weather Underground
The front cover has: "THE SEEDS OF TERROR - How Children Of Privilege Became The Weather Underground", by Lucinda Franks. Related photos and test continue on the inside taking multiple pages.
Also present starting on page 155 and continuing for several pages as ... See More
Premier of The Rock... Dragonheart ad and review...
Item #696869
June 08, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 8, 1996 (Calendar Section)
* "The Rock" and "Phantom" premier ads
* "Dragonheart" ad and review
* "Mission: Impossible", week 3 full-page ad
A terrific issue published on the premiere weekend of the motion picture hits: "THE ROCK" and "PHANTOM", with full-page ads of each. A... See More
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