April 19 Revolution... South Korea protests...

THE NEW YORK TIMES April 19, 1960



* April 19 Revolution (1st report)

* South Korea mass protests

* Syngman Rhee - First Republic



The front page has a two column heading: "Seoul Police Kill or Wound 30m Rioters at Rhee Palace" (see)

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Richard Nixon resigns as President...

THE PLAIN DEALER, Cleveland, August 9, 1974 



* President Richard Nixon



The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead in red lettering: "NIXON RESIGNS" with "Ford takes the oath at noon; his first problem: choice of VP" and photos. (see) Nice for display. More inside.

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Death of General Douglas MacArthur...

DAILY NEWS, New York City, April 6, 1964 



* General Douglas MacArthur's death (1st report)

* World War II - WWII



The ftpg. headline announces: "M'ARTHUR DEAD"" with more and photo. Much more inside.

Sixty pages, tabloid size, small piece torn away at the bottom left corner of the ftpg., minor margin wear, generally nice.... See More  

Amanullah Khan abdictaes.... Babe Ruth's wife...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 15, 1929



* Amanullah Khan abdicates

* Kingdom of Afghanistan

* Babe Ruth's wife fiery death

* Helen Woodford Ruth



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Amanullah Abdicates From Afghan Throne; Flees by Plane, Leaving Brother to Rule" First report coverage here. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famo... See More  

Sohn Kee-chung (Son Kitei) wins 1936 gold medal...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, Mass., Aug. 10, 1936



* Sohn Kee-chung - Son Kitei

* Wins gold medal in marathon

* 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics

* Jesse Owens vs. Nazi Germnay fame



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RECORD MADE IN MARATHON BY JAPANESE" with subhead. (see) More in the sport's section.

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May pardon all...

Nixon and the Watergate Scandal...

DAILY NEWS, New York, New York, September 11, 1974



* Watergate political scandal

* President Richard Nixon and his Cabinet



The front page of this issue features a headline that reads:  "MAY PARDON ALL IN WATERGATE" with two related photos. (see) More inside.

Twenty-eight pages, nice condition.

President Richard Nixon resigns...

DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974  A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation', Asks for End to Bitterness" and "Ford Will Take Oath at Noon, Kissinger Agrees to Stay On". Much coverage, with photos, on the inside pages.

Tabloid-size, complete in 88 pages, nice condition.

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1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty signed...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. May 27, 1972



* Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

* United States & Soviet Union

* Atomic - nuclear bombs - weapons

* Richard Nixon - Leonid Brezhnev



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Summit nuclear accord" with lead-in: "Arms Control agreement" (see)

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Bill Clinton gives North Korea nukes in 1994

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 19, 1994 The top of page 10 has a report from Washington with headline: "Clinton OKs Deal to Stop N. Korea's Nuclear Program" with subhead. (see) Text includes: "will make the United States, the Corean Peninsula and the World safer" This was the speech given by President Bill Clinton which paved the way for North Corea to obtain nuclear weapons.

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Review & premiere of "Platoon", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 19, 1986



* Best "Platoon" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Vietnam War - Oliver Stone



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Platoon" 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 public... See More  

MacArthur lands in Japan....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1945



* United States Marines land on Japan

* General Douglas MacArthur takes control

* World War II American Occupation begins



The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "M'ARTHUR OPENS HEADQUARTERS IN YOKOHAMA; FINDS JAPANESE ACTING IN FULL 'GOOD FAITH'; FREED PRISONERS CHARGE BRUTALITY BY FOE" with many subheads and related ... See More  

1900 Taiyuan massacre... Christians executed...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 14, 1900



* Taiyuan Massacre - Shanxi, North China

* Christians - foreigners executions

* Boxer Rebellion - uprising



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "MORE CHINESE HORRORS MISSIONARIES " with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ar... See More  

A dramatic issue on Desert Storm...

DAILY GAZETTE, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois, Feb. 28, 1991  



* War in Iraq ends

* Desert Storm is over

* Terrific headline



This is an exceedingly displayable issue with a very significant headline on the end of the land war in Desert Storm: "VICTORY ! " in maroon ink, with a subhead in blue ink: "ALLIES DECLARE CEASE-FIRE".

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A dramatic issue on Desert Storm...

DAILY GAZETTE, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois, Feb. 25, 1991  



* Operation Desert Storm

* Gulf War beginning

* Persian Gulf



This is an exceedingly displayable issue with a very significant headline on the beginning of the land war in Desert Storm: "INVASION ! " in maroon ink, with a three-color map and a subhead in blue ink: "ALLIES SWEEP INTO KUWAIT, IRAQ".

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Richard Nixon through Barak Obama...

Presidential Collection VI - covering 8 administrations...

(8) Presidential Collection VI - an eight-issue set of American newspapers containing one issue each from the administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, and Barak Obama, providing a single-day snapshot of the atmosphere during each administration. This is set six of a six-part series.... See More  

General Douglas MacArthur becomes supreme commander...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1942



* General Douglas MacArthur promoted

* Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area



The front page has a nice banner headline: "M'ARTHUR IN AUSTRALIA AS ALLIED COMMANDER; MOVE HAILED AS FORESHADOWING TURN OF TIDE" with subheads and related photo. (see) More on the following pages. Nice to have in this World famous publication.

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President Richard Nixon resigns...

DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974  A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation', Asks for End to Bitterness" and "Ford Will Take Oath at Noon, Kissinger Agrees to Stay On". Much coverage, with photos, on the inside pages and the back page.

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Dramatic headline announces the end of World War II...

PEORIA JOURNAL-TRANSCRIPT--EXTRA, Aug. 14, 1945 



* Japan Surrenders (early 1st report)

* Great issue for display

* World War II over



The large & bold banner headline announces: "PEACE ! " with another banner head: "Japanese Accept Big Four Terms" plus other related subheads. Also 3 photos of General Douglas MacArthur headed: " 'Doug' Will Dictate T... See More  

President Richard Nixon resigns...

DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974 



* President Richard Nixon



A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation', Asks for End to Bitterness" and "Ford Will Take Oath at Noon, Kissinger Agrees to Stay On". Much coverage, with photos, on the inside pages and the back page.

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Early full page golf print...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 29, 1898  Full front page illus. of "In a Puerto Rican Prison." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The President's Western Trip - Scenes along the Route." Full pg. illus. of "President McKinley's Visit to the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha, October 12, 1898." 1/2 pg. of illus. of "The Scene of the Illinois L... See More  

Broadsheet "Extra" issue on the surrender of Port Arthur...

NEW FREE PRESS - EXTRA EDITION, Vienna, (Austria), Jan. 2, 1905



* Port Arthur, Manchuria surrenders (1st report)

* Russo-Japanese War



This broadsheet "Extra" is totally in German. The banner headline announces: "The Surrender of Port Arthur". This was a major event in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5.

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Ford is sworn into office upon Nixon's resignation...

THE WASHINGTON POST, Aug. 10, 1974 



* President Richard Nixon resigns

* Best title to have



The 2-line banner headline announces: "Ford Becomes 38th President, Promises Openness and Candor" with a ftpg. photo of Nixon: "Sad, Emotional Nixon Bids Farewell to Staff" and a larger photo of Gerald R. Ford being sworn into office. Great to have this notable issue in the Wa... See More  

1962 Flying Tiger 923 airplane crash...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 16, 1962



* Flying Tiger Line - Constellation

* Flight 739 airplane mystery - Pacific



The front page has a banner headline: "Plane, 107 Abroad, Vanishes In Pacific" with subhead, related photo and map. First report coverage on the Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 airplane disappearance in the Western Pacific.

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1953 Iranian coup d'état...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE., August 20, 1953



* 1953 Iranian coup d'état

* Mohammad Mosaddegh

* "Operation Boot" by British



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Iran Shah to Return Today" with subhead. (see)

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King Ghazi of Iraq is killed in 1939...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 4, 1939



* Ghazi of Iraq killed - death (1st report)

* King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq



Page 2 has a one column heading: "King Ghazi Of Iraq Is Killed In Auto Crash" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 34 pages, rag editio... See More