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Recent additions
Serial killer Albert Fish... Amelia Earhart...
Item # 728626
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1928
* Albert Fish kidnaps Grace Budd
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart
*...
* Albert Fish kidnaps Grace Budd
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart
*...
$58
Sugar Ray Robinson upset loss in 1951...
Item # 728521
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1951
* Sugar Ray Robinson upset loss
* World Middleweight Boxing Championship
* vs. Randolph "Randy" Turpin (British)
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Ray...
* Sugar Ray Robinson upset loss
* World Middleweight Boxing Championship
* vs. Randolph "Randy" Turpin (British)
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Ray...
$58
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1672...
Item # 728520
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THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Feb. 17, 1672
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff
This is the world's...
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff
This is the world's...
$48
1987 Ben Johnson & Carl Lewis feud...
Item # 728516
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SPORT'S SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Sept. 17, 1987
* Ben Johnson vs. Carl Lewis rivalry
* 100m sprint - pre-doping allegations
The front page of this section has a four column photo showing Ben Johnson and...
* Ben Johnson vs. Carl Lewis rivalry
* 100m sprint - pre-doping allegations
The front page of this section has a four column photo showing Ben Johnson and...
$38
1956 Montgomery bus boycott... MLK & more...
Item # 728515
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DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 19, 1956
* During Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Rare "Negro Freedom Edition" with MLK
This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the
$68
Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XXVI...
Item # 728514
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 27, 1992
* Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XXVI
* Quarterback Mark Rypien voyted MVP
* National Football League vs. Buffalo Bills
The front page has a one column heading: "Redskins Beat the...
* Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XXVI
* Quarterback Mark Rypien voyted MVP
* National Football League vs. Buffalo Bills
The front page has a one column heading: "Redskins Beat the...
$48
1938 F. Donald Coster suicide...
Item # 728513
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NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Dec. 17, 1938
* Phillip Musica - F. Donald Coster
* Italian swindler suicide death in NYC
* McKesson & Robbins scandal of 1938
The front page has a great banner headline: "'COSTER' KILLS HIMSELF;...
* Phillip Musica - F. Donald Coster
* Italian swindler suicide death in NYC
* McKesson & Robbins scandal of 1938
The front page has a great banner headline: "'COSTER' KILLS HIMSELF;...
$52
1990 Janet Jackson concerts advertisement...
Item # 728512
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Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, March 4, 1990
* Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation World Tour"
* American singer, songwriter, actress & dancer
* Great Los Angeles concert performances advertisement
*...
* Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation World Tour"
* American singer, songwriter, actress & dancer
* Great Los Angeles concert performances advertisement
*...
$88
1st weekend of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item # 728510
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 5, 1991
* Infamous Guns N' Roses concert riot in St. Louis
* Frontman Axl Rose meltdown during "Rocket Queen"
* "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" advertisement
* 1st weekend showing of this...
* Infamous Guns N' Roses concert riot in St. Louis
* Frontman Axl Rose meltdown during "Rocket Queen"
* "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" advertisement
* 1st weekend showing of this...
$78
1984 San Ysidro McDonald's massacre...
Item # 728507
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SUN-TIMES, Chicago, July 20, 1984
* San Ysidro McDonald's massacre
* San Diego, California mass shooting
* James Huberty - mass murder
The bottom of the front page has a heading: "'The man who killed 21"
Pages 2 & 3 has...
* San Ysidro McDonald's massacre
* San Diego, California mass shooting
* James Huberty - mass murder
The bottom of the front page has a heading: "'The man who killed 21"
Pages 2 & 3 has...
$62