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Recent additions
1964 "Dewey Lake Monster" in Michigan...
Item # 728716
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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 13, 1964
* Sister Lakes, Michigan
* The Dewey Lake Monster
* Bigfoot - Sasquatch - Cryptid
* "Monster Town, U.S.A."
The front page has a banner heading: "''Beast Town' Booms: Get Your...
* Sister Lakes, Michigan
* The Dewey Lake Monster
* Bigfoot - Sasquatch - Cryptid
* "Monster Town, U.S.A."
The front page has a banner heading: "''Beast Town' Booms: Get Your...
$78
Richard Ramirez, the 'Night Stalker', in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item # 728714
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 7, 1985
* Richard Ramirez murders - killings
* The "Night Stalker" valley intruder
* re. arraignment - best title to be had
This issue has reporting on the "Night Stalker" murder case of...
* Richard Ramirez murders - killings
* The "Night Stalker" valley intruder
* re. arraignment - best title to be had
This issue has reporting on the "Night Stalker" murder case of...
$82
MADONNA - Queen of Pop is Born as SOLO Artist (1981) - ADVERTISEMENTS ...
Item # 728712
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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 12 & 19 , 1981
* The week Madonna Louise Ciccone became "MADONNA"
* Extremely early Madonna events in social media
* Pre-solo & SOLO START performance...
* The week Madonna Louise Ciccone became "MADONNA"
* Extremely early Madonna events in social media
* Pre-solo & SOLO START performance...
$2,500
Sir Anthony Blunt loses knighthood in 1979...
Item # 728711
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 15, 1979
* Sir Anthony Blunt loses knighthood
* Queen Elizabeth's aide is Soviet spy
The front page has a banner headline: "Queen's Aide a Russ Spy" with lead-in: "STRIPPED OF KNIGHTHOOD" with...
* Sir Anthony Blunt loses knighthood
* Queen Elizabeth's aide is Soviet spy
The front page has a banner headline: "Queen's Aide a Russ Spy" with lead-in: "STRIPPED OF KNIGHTHOOD" with...
$52
U.S. freezes Iran's assets in 1979...
Item # 728710
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 14, 1979
* Jimmy Carter's executive order 12170
* Freezes Iranian government assets - $$
* re. U.S. Embassy American hostages crisis
The front page has a banner headline: "U.S. Freezes Iran...
* Jimmy Carter's executive order 12170
* Freezes Iranian government assets - $$
* re. U.S. Embassy American hostages crisis
The front page has a banner headline: "U.S. Freezes Iran...
$52
A defining moment of the hippie generation...
Item # 728709
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 15, 1969
* Woodstock music festival
* Arriving at Bethel, New York
* Prime of the hippie generation
* Sex, Drugs and rock & roll
If there were a collection of newspapers which defined the...
* Woodstock music festival
* Arriving at Bethel, New York
* Prime of the hippie generation
* Sex, Drugs and rock & roll
If there were a collection of newspapers which defined the...
$88
N.W.A.'s Eazy-E death in 1995 L.A....
Item # 728708
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 27, 1995
* Eazy-E death from the AIDS epidemic
* West Coast gangsta rapper - N.W.A.
* "Niggaz Wit Attitudes" hip-hop group
The front page of section B has a one column heading: "Rapper With...
* Eazy-E death from the AIDS epidemic
* West Coast gangsta rapper - N.W.A.
* "Niggaz Wit Attitudes" hip-hop group
The front page of section B has a one column heading: "Rapper With...
$88
1990 ""2 Live Crew" hip hop album controversary...
Item # 728707
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Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, March 25, 1990
* Hip Hop group "2 Live Crew" rap music
* "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" album
* Luther Campbell & First Amendment
* Obscenity censorship ban...
* Hip Hop group "2 Live Crew" rap music
* "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" album
* Luther Campbell & First Amendment
* Obscenity censorship ban...
$58
Tupac Shakur sentenced in New Yori City...
Item # 728706
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 8, 1995
* Tupac Shakur 2Pac sentenced
* Sexual assault in Manhattan
* American rapper and actor
Page 4 has a somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Rapper Shakur Gets Prison for
...$58
1990 Walt Disney's "Fantasia" & Comedian Sam Kinison...
Item # 728705
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Sunday edition CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Oct. 7, 1990
* Walt Disney's "Fantasia" 50th anniversary
* Animated musical with Mickey Mouse
* Sam Kinison - Stand-up Comedian
* Los Angeles performance...
* Walt Disney's "Fantasia" 50th anniversary
* Animated musical with Mickey Mouse
* Sam Kinison - Stand-up Comedian
* Los Angeles performance...
$57