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Recent additions
Jeffrey Dahmer arrest... serial killer...
Item # 728668
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 7, 1991
* re. Jeffrey Dahmer arrest - more charges
* American killer - Milwaukee cannibal
Page 13 has a one column heading under "Wisconsin": "Dahmer Faces Eight More Slaying Counts" (see...
* re. Jeffrey Dahmer arrest - more charges
* American killer - Milwaukee cannibal
Page 13 has a one column heading under "Wisconsin": "Dahmer Faces Eight More Slaying Counts" (see...
$52
1944 George S. Patton & U.S. Third Army photo...
Item # 728664
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 23, 1944
* General George S. Patton
* U.S. Third Army command
* European arrival photo
* Pre-Battle of the Bulge
The front page has a thre column photo show General George S. Patton...
* General George S. Patton
* U.S. Third Army command
* European arrival photo
* Pre-Battle of the Bulge
The front page has a thre column photo show General George S. Patton...
$48
1980 Screen Actors Guild strike begins...
Item # 728662
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 21, 1980
* 1980 actors strike begins
* Screen Actors Guild
* American film industry
The front page has a banner headline: "60,000 Actors on Strike" with lead-in: "TV-FILM STUDIOS SHUT DOWN" with...
* 1980 actors strike begins
* Screen Actors Guild
* American film industry
The front page has a banner headline: "60,000 Actors on Strike" with lead-in: "TV-FILM STUDIOS SHUT DOWN" with...
$58
1987 "Madonna" concert advertismeent... "Predator" premiere...
Item # 728660
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Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 7, 1987
* Early MADONNA concert advertisement
* Singer - songwriter - actress - model
* "Who's That Girl World Tour" "True Blue"
* Madonna's first major world...
* Early MADONNA concert advertisement
* Singer - songwriter - actress - model
* "Who's That Girl World Tour" "True Blue"
* Madonna's first major world...
$112
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1670...
Item # 728659
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THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 18, 1670
* 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...
$45
1956 Montgomery bus boycott... MLK & Rosa Parks...
Item # 728658
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DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 23, 1956
* Martin Luther King Jr. indictment
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Rosa Parks & other key figures arrested
This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and
$62
End of British rule in 1997 Hong Kong, China...
Item # 728657
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 1, 1997
* Hong Kong, China handover
* End of British colonial rule
* People's Republic of China
The top of the front page has a b anner headline: "New Era Rises in Hong Kong" with subheads and...
* Hong Kong, China handover
* End of British colonial rule
* People's Republic of China
The top of the front page has a b anner headline: "New Era Rises in Hong Kong" with subheads and...
$52
Premiere of 1997 "Men In Black", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item # 728656
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Sunday CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, June 29, 1997
* Best "Men in Back" advertisement
* Grand pre-opening day movie premiere
* American science fiction action comedy film
* Actors Will Smith and Tommy...
* Best "Men in Back" advertisement
* Grand pre-opening day movie premiere
* American science fiction action comedy film
* Actors Will Smith and Tommy...
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Allies capture Le Mans, France in 1944....
Item # 728655
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MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, August 10, 1944
* Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. Army
* World War II German defense falling apart
* Le Mans & more towns France falls to the allies
The front page has a nice banner...
* Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. Army
* World War II German defense falling apart
* Le Mans & more towns France falls to the allies
The front page has a nice banner...
$48
1942 German U-boat crewman buried in America...
Item # 728654
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1942
* German U-85 - U-boat crewmen
* Sunk off North Carolina coast (29 dead)
* First German submarine sunk by U.S. Navy - USS Roper
* Buried w/ military honors at Hampton National Cemetery ...
* German U-85 - U-boat crewmen
* Sunk off North Carolina coast (29 dead)
* First German submarine sunk by U.S. Navy - USS Roper
* Buried w/ military honors at Hampton National Cemetery ...
$48