Jackie Robinson & Bob Feller... inducted into the Hall of Fame...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 24, 1962 



* Bob Feller & Jackie Robinson inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 

* Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African American to be so honored 



Page 6 has a one column headline: "Robinson, Feller Join Hall of Fame" 1st report coverage on Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson being inducted into Baseball's hal... See More  

Carterville IL Mine explosion disaster...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, January 11, 1962



* Carterville Il Illinois

* Coal mine explosion disaster



This 26 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "11 Miners Die in Explosion--No Survivors".



This tells of the explosion at the Blue Blaze Coal Company's No. 2 mine near Carterville, Illinois.



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Alan Shepard 1st American into space....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 9, 1961



* Alan Shepard - Project Mercury (success)

* 1st American astronaut into space



This 18 page newspaper has a front page headline: "Modest, Likable Space Hero Captures U.S. Hearts, Next U.S. Goal--Orbit" with related photo. (see)



Other news of the day. Nice condition.



wikipedia notes: Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (Novembe... See More  

Ham the Chimp... 1st into space...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 31, 1961 



* Ham the Chimp 

* 1st into space 

* Mercury-Redstone 2 space flight 



This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Space Ride For Chimp Is Delayed"



Tells of the very 1st hominid to be launched into outer space.



Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, othe... See More  

University of Georgia integration in 1961...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 12, 1961 



* Charlayne Hunter-Gault & Hamilton Holmes

* University of Georgia 1st African-American students



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GEORGIA STUDENTS RIOT ON CAMPUS; TWO NEGROES OUT" with subhead and photo of Hunter-Gault leaving campus. Coverage continues on page 20 with another photo of Hunter-Gault sitting in a cla... See More  

Airplane collision over Staten Island...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, December 19, 1960



* United Airlines Flight 826 (early report)

* Airplane collision over Staten Island New York

* Stephen Baltz (miracle survivor)



This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Probers Seeking Cause of Crash". Tells of the horrific crash in which an 11 year old boy was the sole survivor. He later di... See More  

Floyd Patterson regains heavyweight boxing title...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 21, 1960



* Floyd Patterson regains heavyweight boxing title (1st to do so)

* Ingemar Johansson



This 32 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Patterson Knocks Out Ingo In 5th Round, Regains Title" with photo. (see)



More on page 24 (sport's section).



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Oakland Raiders are born... pro football....

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, January 31, 1960



* Oakland Raiders are created

* AFL-NFL football



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "AFL Puts 8th Team In Oakland". See image for text. 1st report coverage on the American Football League awarding Oakland with a football franchise.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Co... See More  

Flight 20 airplane crash disaster....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 19, 1960  This 8 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "50 Killed As Fog-Lost Airliner Smashes Into Hilltop In Virginia" with subhead: "Fire Consumes Jet Prop Craft"



This tells of Capital Airlines Flight 20 airplane crash disaster at Holdcroft, Virginia near Charles City.



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John F. Kennedy enters the race for President...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 3, 1960 



* JFK - John F. Kennedy enters race

* Becomes Democratic Party candidate

* For President of the United States



The front page has the report whereby John F. Kennedy entered the race for President, with a six column headline: "Kennedy Opens His Drive In De, Presidential Race" with subheads and small photo of JFK.

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Ingemar Johansson wins boxing heavyweight title...

PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, June 26 & 27, 1959 



* Ingemar Johansson wins boxing heavyweight title 

* Floyd Patterson 



The June 27th issue has banner headline on page 2 that reads:

"Johansson's Mystery Right 'Atomic Weapon' In Gaining Heavy Crown"



You also get the June 26th issue which has pre fight news with photo. (see)



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A Walt Disney 1st - "Magic Mural" effect...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 30, 1959



* Another Disney first!

* 3-way stereophonic sounds & "Magic Mural" widescreen effect



Page 47-M has a 5" by 8" ad for what is self-described as: "ANOTHER DISNEY FIRST!," which includes: "3-Way Stereophonic Sound Plus The Wide-Screen Effect of Magic Mural. Walt Disney Presents, The Peter Tchaikovsky Story.&qu

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Death of Cecil B. DeMille...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 21, 1959  



* Film Titan C. B. DeMille's death report 



The front page article continues: "Cecille B. DeMille, 77, pioneer maker of Hollywood's most consistently profitable movies, died of a heart attack at his home early today. He had been ill for a week.... The veteran producer also visited Europe last year to promote "The ... See More  

Russian Moon Rocket in 1959....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 5, 1959 ... See More  

Fidel Castro Takes Over Cuba...

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Roy Campanella auto accident...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, January 29, 1958  This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 7: "CAMPANELLA'S CAREER PROBABLY FINISHED" "Dodger Player's Condition Listed As Being Critical"



Other news of the day throughout.



Minor spine wear, otherwise good.

1st man made nuclear fusion achieved...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 25, 1958



* 1st man made nuclear fusion achieved

* 2 atoms bashed together to form one



This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 2: "ASSERTS U. S. NOT BEING OUTSTRIPPED IN TRY TO HARNESS H-BOMB" (See photos for text here).



Other news of the day throughout including sports and various advertisements. Good condition... See More  

Sir Edmund Hillary...

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 4, 1958 



* Sir Edmund Hillary 

* Reaches Antarctica by land 



This 34 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Hillary at US South Pole Station After Long Trek" with subhead: "Crosses Antarctica and Joins Americans"



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little mar... See More  

Sputnik begins the space race...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 12, 1957



* Sputnik 1 in orbit success

* World's 1st orbiting artificial satellite

* Space race begins



This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that read:



* Satellite Slows In Outer Space; Rocket Gains

* All Three Objects Fired by Russians Are See n in U.S.



This event shocked the American scientific community and su... See More  

India and Pakistan...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, January 27, 1957



* India - Pakistan

* Kashmir



This 40+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "PAKISTAN CALLS FOR UN TROOP AID".



Other news of the day throughout. Good condition.

'Mad Bomber' George Metesky arrested...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 23, 1957 



* Mad Bomber George Metesky 

* Capture & arrest w/ photo 



This 42 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "'MAD BOMBER' IS FINALLY SEIZED", "Locked Up for Observation by Phychiatrists (sic)" with small photo. (see) 1st report coverage on the capture ... See More  

Eisenhower's inauguration in a Washington, D.C. newspaper...

THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 1957  Certainly great to have an inaugural report in a Washington newspaper. The banner headline announces: "Thousands See President Sworn" with a large photo showing Dwight D. Eisenhower taking the oath of office. Various related subheads on the front page.

The complete issue with all 8 sections including the color "Inaugural Souve... See More  

Jackie Robinson ends his playing career...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Jan. 16, 1957 



* Jackie Robinson - Brooklyn Dodgers

* 1st Negro MLB baseball player (retirement)



Pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 contain an excellent very exhaustive report on Jackie Robinson's decision to retire from baseball, much to the disappointment of the N.Y. Giants to whom he was to be sold.

Just some of the headlines include: "Jackie's G... See More  

Jackie Robinson heading to the Giants?

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Dec. 19, 1956 



* Jackie Robinson trade deal ?

* Brooklyn Dodgers baseball

* New York Giants - MLB



Page 3 has a great, full page article on Jackie Robinson with a banner headline: "History-Maker Jackie Crosses Bridge" "Robinson to Decide by Jan. 10 on Shift to Polo Grounds" with smaller heads: "Goes to Giants for $35,000 and Little... See More  

Lauren Bacall...

PARADE MAGAZINE (Sunday Call-Chronicle), Allentown, Pennsylvania, January 29, 1956  The front colored cover features a photo of Lauren Bacall with an accompanying article inside including her husband Humphrey Bogart. Inside are articles: "Soon: Coast to coast in 75 minutes" and other articles and advertisements.



This is complete in 24 pages measuring approximately 13 x 11 inches ... See More