Notable headline in the Watergate scandal...
Item #659986
August 6, 1974
DAILY NEWS, New York, Aug. 6, 1974
* Watergate scandal
* President Richard Nixon
The front page has a notable headline on the Nixon Watergate scandal: "NIXON ADMITS 'OMISSIONS' " with subheads: "Withheld Info on Watergate And Tried to Sidetrack FBI; 'Resign' Demands Rise in GOP". The ftpg. also includes a lengthy quote from President Nix... See More
The War Is Over!
Item #659911
August 15, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 15, 1945
* World War II ends
* Japanese surrenders
Large, bold, single headline: "THE WAR IS OVER ! " with subhead "President Announces Japanese Accept Allied Terms For Peace.". Other war-related reports on the front page as well. There is also a color (unusual) cartoon relating to the end of the war (see).
The complete issue with all 2... See More
FDR defends "packing" the Supreme Court...
Item #659849
March 10, 1937
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., March 10, 1937
* FDR defends "packing" the Supreme Court
* Includes his Fireside Chat
The front page has the 3-line, 3-column heading: "ROOSEVELT ASSAILS SUPREME COURT AS 'SUPER LEGISLATURE'", with the subheading: "Denies He Intends To Place 'Spineless Puppets on Bench", with "President Answers Charge of '... See More
U.S. strikes back at The Taliban...
Barry Bonds breaks home run record... Tony Gwynn retires... Rickey Henderson hits #3,000...
Item #659848
October 8, 2001
LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 8, 2001 The front page of the Sports Section has the full-banner headline: "FINISHING TOUCHES", with considerable text and a large photo, which tell of Barry Bonds breaking the record for most home runs in a season with his 73rd homer. The related subheading has: "Bond's Record Run, and Perhaps Giant Career, Ends With Home Run No. 73."
This... See More
The watergate scandal......
"Mob Accountant" Meyer Lansky aquitted...
Item #659847
July 26, 1973
NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1973 The 1st column of page 25 has: "LANSKY ACQUITTED OF EVADING TAXES", which tells of the verdict regarding Meyer Lansky's trial for tax evasion. He was infamous for his role as the "Mob's Accountant."
The front page has a 3-line, 4-column heading: "EHRICHMAN DENIES COVER-UP ROLE; SAYS NIXON BARRE CLEMENCY IDEA; DISPUTES DEAN, MITC... See More
75th anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg... Eternal flame...
Item #659846
July 4, 1938
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 4, 1938
* Battle of Gettysburg 75th anniversary
* Eternal flame lite (1st report)
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
The front page has a one column heading: "ROOSEVELT DONS LINCOLN ARMOR AT GETTYSBURG" with subhead. Related photo on the back page. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other ne... See More
Lou Gehrig's disease studied shortly after his 1939 diagnosis...
Item #659845
June 26, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1939
* Lou's Gehrig's disease - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
* Studied shortly before his famous "luckiest" speech
The top of page 17 has a two column heading: "Gehrig Case Is Expected to Spur Research Into Baffling Malady" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other tit... See More
Kid Chocolate wins boxing title...
Item #659843
July 16, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 16, 1931
* Kid Chocolate wins Junior Lightweight title
* Very 1st Cuban World boxing champion
The sport's section (page 24) has a one column heading: "CHOCOLATE VICTOR BY KNOCKOUT IN 7TH" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Kid Chocolate becoming the 1st world boxing champion from Cuba.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Comp... See More
Black Sox scandal ringleaders arrested....
Item #659840
March 26, 1921
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 26, 1921
* Chicago Black Sox World Series scandal indictments
* Jewish Gamblers Carl Zork and Benjamin Franklin
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 master minds of the 1919 Black Sox World Ser... See More
Babe Ruth to Sign 1 Year with Yankees...
Item #659839
March 16, 1932
NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1932
* Babe Ruth to sign 1 year contract
* New York Yankees (day of)
* Major League baseball MLB
* Best title to be had ?
The sport's section (page 25) has a one column heading: "RUTH DUE TO SIGN IN FLORIDA TODAY" with subheads and a nice photo of Babe Ruth w/ Manager McCarthy and Colonel Ruppert. (see) Always nice to have notable events in hi... See More
Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister in 1955...
Item #659838
April 6, 1955
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 6, 1955
* Sir Winston Churchill
* Resigns as Prime Minister
* United Kingdom
The front page has a four column headline: "Resignation of Churchill Clears Way For Eden to Take Over Today" with subheads and 2 related photos. Also a banner headline above the masthead: "Eden Slated to Become Prime Minister Today" (see).
Other news, sports... See More
Superman comic strip from the first year of publication...
Item #659837
October 4, 1939
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, October 4, 1939
* Superman B&W (comic strip)
* 1st year of publication
* Joe Siegel & Joe Shuster
* New York Yankees
* World Series (game 1)
The feature is a first year printing of the "Superman" daily comic strip, which began in limited newspapers (through the McClure Newspaper Syndicate) on January 16, 1939.
A separate Sunday st... See More
The atomic bomb unleashed on Nagasaki...
Item #659834
August 9, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 9, 1945
* Nagasaki Japan atomic bombing (1st report)
* World War II - WWII coming to an end
The banner headline announces the unleashing of the 2nd atomic bomb upon Japan: "2D ATOM BOMB RIPS JAPS!" with subheads that include: "NAGASAKI HIT; FLYERS REPORT GOOD RESULTS" and related color illustration. Nice for display. Related map on the ... See More
Al Capone has a stroke in Florida...
Item #659833
January 22, 1947
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 22, 1947
* Al 'Scarface' Capone has a stroke
* Chicago beer baron
* Gangster - mob boss
* Best title to be had
The front page has a one column heading: "Capone Rallies After Stroke in Florida Home" Photo of Capone on page 2. (see) He would die a few days later. Great to have in this famous Chicago publication, rare as such.
Complete with a... See More
Lateran Treaty... Benito Mussolini...
Item #659832
February 24, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, February 24, 1929
* Benito Mussolini & Holy See
* Temporal power restored (papal)
* Roman Catholic Church
* Full front page pictorial
This rotogravure section has six front page photos regarding the Lateran Treaty being signed between the Kingdom of Italy (Benito Mussolini) and the Holy See.
Other topics throughout. Complete rotogravure ... See More
1937 New London, Texas School Explosion...
Item #659831
March 19, 1937
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, March 19, 1937
* New London, Texas school explosion
* Amelia Earhart around the World attempt
* Lockheed Electra 10E airplane (1st stage)
The front page has a great banner headline headline: "700 CHILDREN KILLED OR INJURED WHEN BLAST WRECKS TEXAS SCHOOL" with subheads and related map. (see) Nice for display.
Also a one column heading: "AMEL... See More
1924 Benwood, West Virginia Coal Mine disaster...
Item #659830
April 29, 1924
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., April 29, 1924
* Benwood, West Virginia
* Coal Mine explosion disaster
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "BODIES OF 36 VICTIMS TAKEN FROM BENWOOD MILL MINE" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in good condition.
... See More
The Frederal Anti-Lynching Bill in 1937...
Item #659829
January 13, 1938
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 13, 1938
* The Federal Anti-lynching Bill
* Causes uproar in the U.S. Senate
* Southern Democrats furious
The front page has a great banner headline: "LYNCH BILL SPLITS SENATE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with all 28 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for the requirements of inst... See More
Kennedy assassination report in a Dallas newspaper...
Item #659821
November 23, 1963
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23, 1963
* From the city where it happened
A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city where it happened.
The two line bold banner headline proclaims: "KENNEDY SLAIN ON DALLAS STREET" with subhead: "Johnson Becomes President", plus a rather large photo of &q... See More
Sir William Mills death... grenades...
Item #659803
January 8, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 8, 1932
* Sir William Mills death (inventor)
* Mills bomb - British hand grenades
Page 24 has a one column heading: "SIR WILLIAM MILLS, INVENTOR, DIS DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Sir William Mills, inventor of the Mills bomb (British hand grenades).
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pag... See More
Boston Bruins win 1939 Stanley cup...
Item #659802
April 17, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1939
* Boston Bruins - NHL Hockey
* Wins Stanley Cup title
The sport's section (page 21) has a 7 column headline: "Boston Wins Stanley Cup by Downing Toronto in the Fifth Contest" with subheads and lineups (see). First report coverage on the Boston Bruins winning the 1938-39 Stanley Cup by defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs. Great... See More
Nadia Comaneci wins gold in Montreal......
Item #659800
July 22, 1976
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, July 22, 1976
* Nadia Comăneci wins gold medals
* Romanian gymnast - gymnastics
* 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
The front page has a four column photo showing Nadia Commaneci on the uneven parallel bars with text underneath. (see) The front page of the sport's section has a banner heading: "Perfect Scores Bring Gold to Tiny Gymnast" (see)
O... See More
Robert H. Goddard.... early rocketry...
Item #659799
September 24, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1935
* Robert H. Goddard rockets - rocketry
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber) vs. Max Baer...
* Heavyweight boxing championship fight
Page 25 has one column headinghs:
"LINDBERGH STUDYING BIG GODDARD ROCKET" with "Colonel and H.F. Guggenheim Inspect in Nex Mexico Projectile for Stratosphere Flight" (see)
Also a banner head... See More
Life on Mars detected ?... Viking 1...
Item #659798
July 21, 1976
THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, July 21, 1976
* Viking 1 lands on Mars - Nasa
* 1st spacecraft to land on the planet
The front page has a banner headline: "Viking Gives Startling View of Mars" with banner photo. (see) More on page 15 with another photo. Viking 1 was the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission.
Other news sports and adv... See More
Mercury-Redstone 4 human spaceflight...
Item #659796
July 21, 1961
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 21, 1961
* Mercury-Redstone 4 Launch Vehicle
* Astronaut Virgili. "Gus" Grissom
* 2nd United States human spaceflight
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GRISSOM TEST SETS STAGE FOR FULL-ORBIT SHOT NEXT" with subhead and 2 related photos. (see) More related photos on the back page.
Complete issue with all 22 pages, library sta... See More
Space monkeys Able and Miss Baker...
Item #659795
May 29, 1959
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, May 29, 1959
* Space monkeys Able & Miss Baker
* 1st living beings returned from space alive
This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 7: "MONKEYS PASS TEST IN SPACE; NOW 'PERFECT'" and "Little Animals Blaze Trail For Man; Data Checked"
Other news of the day throughout. Minor margin wear, other... See More
Weizmann becomes the first President of Israel...
Item #659794
May 17, 1948
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, May 17, 1948
* Chaim Weizmann becomes 1st President of Israel
* A very significant Judaica item
The front page has a one column heading: "Dr. Weizmann First President Of Zion Council" with subhead and photo. (see) First report coverage on Chaim Azriel Weizmann becoming the first president of the State of Israel.
Other news of t
... See More
* Chaim Weizmann becomes 1st President of Israel
* A very significant Judaica item
The front page has a one column heading: "Dr. Weizmann First President Of Zion Council" with subhead and photo. (see) First report coverage on Chaim Azriel Weizmann becoming the first president of the State of Israel.
Other news of t
A great automobile-themed print from 1912...
Item #659792
October 3, 1912
LESLIE'S THE PEOPLE'S WEEKLY, New York, October 3, 1912 This issue has a great, automobile-themed, color print on the cover which would be wonderful for framing/displaying (see image). Other news of the day and related prints are found throughout, but the issue is being offered for the cover.
Complete in 16 pages and in good condition.
"Three Centuries Of Navigation"...
Item #659791
September 25, 1909
Scientific American, New York, September 25, 1909 The front page illustration shows a cross-section of the Mauretania (1909) comparing it in size to the Clermont (1807) and the Half-Moon (1609). The related article is headed "Three Centuries of Navigation". Other inventions and innovations are found throughout, which contain both images and related text. See images for details.
Co... See More
Famous RMS Titanic survivor death...
Item #659784
April 22, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1935
* Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon death
* Famous RMS Titanic survivor
The top of page 17 has one column headings: "LADY DUFF GORDON, STYLE EXPERT, DIES" "Pioneer in Bringing Freedom to Women's Fashions Headed Chain of Garment Shops" "Coined Dress Term 'chic'" and more. See images for 1st report coverage on the de... See More
"Buddy", 1st seeing eye dog, death....
Item #659783
May 24, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1938
* "Buddy" death - German Shepherd
* 1st ever trained guide dog - seeing eye
* Morris Frank's service animal
Page 21 has a one column heading: "FIRST DOG TRAINED AS 'SEEING EYE' DIES" with subhead and illustration of "Buddy"". (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event a... See More
Philadelphia Eagles win NFL title....
Item #659780
December 20, 1948
NEW YORK POST, December 20, 1948
* Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Cardinals
* NFL football championship title game
* "Philly Blizzard" at Shibe Park
* 1st ever televised NFL title game
The sport's section (page 58) has a two column heading: "Grid Eagles Fly High--It Wasn't in the Cards To Win NFL Crown" (see) First report coverage on the NFL football champion... See More
Siege of Leningrad is broken...
Item #659779
January 19, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 19, 1943
* Siege of Leningrad broken (1st report)
* German - Nazi blockade break
* Operation Iskra - Saint Petersburg
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "RUSSIAN BREAK LENINGRAD SIEGE" with subheads that include: "Eight Lines of Nazi Lines Smashed in Break of Leningrad Ring" and more with related map. More inside. 1st repor... See More
1935 Garrettsville, Ohio train robbery...
Item #659777
November 8, 1935
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, November 8, 1935
* Garrettsville, Ohio train robbery
* Gangster Alvin Karpis - Ma Barker gang
The front page has a one column heading: "Bandits Raid Mail Train and Seize $46,000" Karpis was member of the Ma Barker Gang, and was Public Enemy No. 1 at the time.
Thirty-two pages, light toning, some margin wear, mainly along the bottom margin, oth... See More
Gemini 9A launch & orbit....
Item #659773
June 4, 1966
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Ohio, June 4, 1966
* Gemini 9A IX- orbit
* NASA's Gemini Program
* Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford
* Eugene A. Cernan
The front page has a five column headline: "Spacewalk Delayed; Shroud Won't Budge" Coverage on the Gemini IX space flight.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 12 pages, nice condition.
1st successful weather satellite is put in orbit....
Item #659770
April 2, 1960
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1960
* TIROS-1 Launching and orbit
* Very first successful weather satellite
* Television Infrared Observation Satellite
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "U.S. ORBITS WEATHER SATELLITE; IT TELEVISES EARTH AND CLOUDS; NEW ERA IN METEOROLOGY SEEN" with subheads and a few related photos. (see) This was the very 1st successful weather... See More
Thornton Wilder wins Pulitzer Prize...
Item #659765
May 8, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1928
* Thornton Wilder wins Pulitzer Prize award
* American playwright and novelist - writer
* "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" book
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "WILDER NOVEL WINS PULITZER AWARD" with subheads and photo. First report coverage on the Pulitzer Prize awards giving out for the year of 1927.
Other news, sports and adve... See More
Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini...
Item #659747
February 14, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1936
* Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini
* New York Philharmonic Orchestra
* Announces he is leaving as conductor
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "TOSCANINI TO QUIT THE PHILHARMONIC" with subheads and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced o... See More
The bombing of the Semiramis Hotel...
Item #659746
January 7, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 7, 1948
* Semiramis Hotel bombing
* British Mandate of Palestine
* Hajanah - Israel Defense Forces
The front page has one column headings: "BRITISH CONDEMN HAGANAH 'MURDERS'" and "Arab Hotel Blast Is Termed 'Dastardly'--Jews Besieged in Jerusalem Get Food" First report coverage on the Semiramis Hotel bombing in the Katamon nei... See More
Mormon's allow black men to become priests... Larry Bird is drafted...
Item #659743
June 10, 1978
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1978
* Blacks may become Mormon priests
* Larry Bird is drafted by the Boston Celtics
The front page has the historic announcement: "Mormon Church Strikes Down Ban Against Blacks in Priesthood", with the subheading: "Change in 148 Year-Old Policy Was a Result of a 'Revelation,' Letter to Leaders Says." A photo of Spencer W. Kimball, p... See More
Churchill's famous "never give in" speech...
Item #659720
October 30, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 30, 1941
* Winston Churchill's famous speech
* "Never Give In" never, never, never...
* Harrow School - London, England
Page 4 contains one of the most famous speeches of World War II, certainly among the top speeches by British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.
On October 29 Churchill visited his former school at Harrow and gave his "... See More
Apollo 9 mission... 1st luner module docking...
Item #659719
March 8, 1969
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., March 8, 1969
* Apollo 9 space mission - space race
* 1st Lunar Module flight & docking
* Prelude to the historic Moon landing
The front page has a four column heading: "Apollo Achieves Goals" with related photo. This was an important mission that set up the eventual Moon landing a few months later. Unlike newspapers on the historic Moon landing ... See More
Future of Aviation... airplanes... Air ships...
Item #659718
May 4, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Automobiles, Aviation (Section 12) only, May 4, 1930
* Charles Lindbergh & more
* Future of aviation
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "FUTURE OF AIR TRANSPORT: BY THREE LEADERS Colonel Lindbergh, Dr. Hugo Eckner and Glenn H. Curtiss Discuss the Promise of Aviation and Predict New Safety and Speed for Plane and Dirigible Over Land and Sea--A... See More
Soviet Union takes the lead in the "missile race"...
Item #659717
August 27, 1957
NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 27, 1957
* Start of the "Space Race" - R-7 Semyorka launched
* 1st intercontinental ballistic missile
The top of the front page has a 3 line, 3 column head announcing the beginning of the missile race with the Soviet Union: "Russians Announce Firing Intercontinental Missile 'Huge Distance' To Target" with subheads (see). The announcemen... See More
Robert H. Goddard.... early rockets.....
Item #659716
January 19, 1920
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 19, 1920
* Robert H. Goddard
* Early rockets - rocketry
* Photography above Earth
The back page has one column headings that include: "GODDARD ROCKETS TO TAKE PICTURES" "Scientist Believes Photographs Could Be Obtained Above the Earth's Atmosphere" "Must First Explore Air" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements ... See More
1931 Frankenstein film opening week ad & more.....
Item #659715
December 6, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 8 only, December 6, 1931
* Frankenstein - Boris Karloff advertisement
* Pre Code horror monster film movie
* Opening week in New York City w/ photo
Page 7 of this section has a 4 1/4 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for the original "Frankenstein" film starring Boris Karloff. (see) This ad was on it's 3rd day in NYC. Page 5 has a photo with small h... See More
Early space travel to Mars ?...
Item #659711
February 5, 1920
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1920
* Professor Robert H. Goddard
* Early rocket experiments
* Flight to Mars?
The front page has a very bizarre report concerning early space travel. Professor Robert H. Goddard was currently experimenting with early rockets during this time. The front page has one column headings that read: "FIRST VOLUNTEER FOR LEAP TO MARS" "Capt. Claude ... See More
Robert H.Goddard... Rockets....
Item #659710
September 26, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1935
* Robert H. Goddard - rockets - rocketry
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber) vs. Max Baer
* Heavyweight boxing championship fight
Page 18 has one column headings: "LINDBERGH ENDS STUDY OF GODDARD ROCKET" and "Colonel and H. F. Guggenheim Fly From Roswell, N. M., After Three-Day Visit" (see)
The sport's section (page 27) has a banner he... See More
Prelude to the great 1929 stock market crash ?...
Item #659709
April 1, 1929
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, April 1, 1929
* Wall Street, New York City
* Stock exchange market
* Prelude to the great crash ?
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Stocks Drop From $1 to $10 a Share Call Money Renewing at 8 Per Cent" with subhead. (see) Was this an early warning sign of the great stock market crash later that same year ?
Twenty-six pages damage al... See More
Judith Coplon arrested... Russian spy...
Item #659707
March 5, 1949
THE DETROIT NEWS, March 5, 1949
* Judith Coplon arrested (1st report)
* Soviet Union - Russian spy - Cold War
* United States Department of Justice employee
The front page has a nice seven column headline: "UN RED SEIZED AS SPY WITH U.S. WOMAN AID" with subheads and photo of Coplon and Valentine Gubitchev.
Other news, sports and advertisements the day. Complete with all 20 pages... See More
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