Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #719179ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 4, 1940
* Winston Churchill famous speech
* 'We Shall Fight On The Beaches'
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a banner headline: "30,000 BRITISH CASUALTIES IN FLANDERS; 335,000 TROOPS RESCUED, CHURCHILL SAYS" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on Winston... Read full description -
Item #719178THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Sept. 30, 1968
* Battle of Thuong Duc - South Vietnam
* 5th Special Forces Group (Green Berets)
* Vietnam War siege by North Vietnamese
The front page has a three column heading: "Green Beret camp Siege Countered" (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice... Read full description -
Item #719176SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Detroit Free Press, Jan. 26, 1936
* Unusual baseball icon Babe Ruth photo
* Thomasville, Georgia quail hunting trip
Page 5 of this section has a one column photo showing Babe Ruth with heading: "Babe Bags 'Em" with brief text. (see images)
Complete sport's section only with 12 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #719175THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 3, 1933
* Jewish Boycott halted (holocaust beginnings)
* 1st of many measures against the Jews
* Adolph Hitler as Chancellor
The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "BOYCOTT AT AN END, GERMANY BELIEVES; CABINET AGAINST IT" "Continuance Improbable Even if Regime... Read full description -
Item #719171HERALD EXPRESS, EXTRA, Los Angeles, September 9, 1934
* Liner SS Morro Castle burns w/ photo
* Ward Line cruise ship disaster
* Early, same day coverage
The front page has a terrific banner headline for display: "FEAR 300 KILLED AS BIG LINER BURNS IN STORM" with subheads and photo. (see images) More on pages 4 & 5
Twelve page... Read full description -
Item #719170THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 6, 1962
* Soviet Union spy Robert Soblen
* KGB - Communist Party member
* Overdosing on barbiturates (suicide)
The front page has a banner headline: "SOBLEN TAKES POISON" with subheads. (see images) Soblen would die a few days later.
Complete with 50+ pages, a few library stamps within the... Read full description -
Item #719169ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH, September 13, 1935
* Huey Long assassination (shot)
* Baton Rouge funeral and burial
* The Kingfish - Louisiana Senator
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "The Burial of Huey Long; 100,000 Attend Service For Assassinated Dictator" with subhead. (see images)
History notes: Huey... Read full description -
Item #719168THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 3, 1994
* ZZ Top - American rock band - Billy Gibbons
* "Antenna" album World tour - "Sharped Dress Man"
* MSG & Nassau Coliseum concerts advertisement
* "Nine Inch Nails" NIN industrial rock band
* "The Downward Spiral" album... Read full description -
Item #719166THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 23, 1955
* Spring City, Rhea County, Tennessee - TN
* School bus & freight train collision - disaster
The front page has a banner headline: "TRAIN HITS SCHOOL BUS; 11 DIE" with lead-in: "Score Are Hurt in Tennessee Tragedy" and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with... Read full description -
Item #719165LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 20, 2003
* Truck bomb in Baghdad, Irag UN headquarters
* Suicide bomber on Jerusalem bus (HAMAS)
The front page has a banner headline: "Bombers Kill 38 in Iraq, Israel" with subheads and few related photos. Much more inside.
Complete with all sections (80 pages), nice condition.
background: In... Read full description
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Item #719164NEW YORK POST, July 7, 1940
* Adolf Hitler gets a hero's welcome
* Returns to Berlin from the conquered war front
* Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium & France
The front page has a two column heading: "The Conqueror Returns" (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, some... Read full description -
Item #719158THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 5, 1986
* Metallica concert performance advertisement
* Heavy Metal band - Felt Forum (cancelled)
* James Hetfield - Cliff Burton - Kirk Hammett
* Scheduled weeks prior to Bassist Cliff Burton's death
Page 71 has a 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 inch advertisement for a upcoming performance... Read full description -
Item #719157THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 1, 1956
* Mansfield, Texas high school desegregation incident
* Civil Rights Movement - Negroes - students
* Post Brown v. Board of Education court decision
The front page has a one column heading: "RANGERS CALLED IN RACE DISORDER" with subhead and photo. (see images) Coverage continues on page... Read full description -
Item #719155LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 3, 1995
* Penn State Nittany Lions college football
* Wins Rose Bowl vs. Oregon Ducks
* Undefeated season without a title
* Kerry Collins, Kyle Brady, Bobby Engram
The front page has a two column heading: "Penn State Wears Rose Crown Despite Thorny Ranking Issue" with a photo showing Ki-Jana Carter running... Read full description -
Item #719152THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1960
* Wilma Rudolph wins record breaking 3rd gold medal
* 1960 Summer Olympics - track and field sprinter star
The sport's section (page 20) has a banner heading: "U.S. Takes Two Olympic Relays and Is Disqualified From Victory in Third" with subheads and a few few related photos, one showing... Read full description -
Item #719147THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 31, 1976
* Iconic "Steal Your Face" lightning skull badge - emblem
* Grateful Dead concert in Jersey City NJ (July 2, 1976)
* Roosevelt Stadium performance advertisement (postponed)
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Page 94 has a nice full page advertisement... Read full description -
Item #719145THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 4, 1965
* Peter La Farge overdose death
* Folk music singer - songwriter
The bottom of the front page has a photo of Peter La Farge with brief text on his unexpected death. (see image)
background: Peter La Farge died on October 27, 1965, at the age of 34, under circumstances that... Read full description -
Item #719142LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 10, 1982 (Front and Calendar Sections)
* Pre-release ads for E.T. the Extra Terrestrial & Grease II
* Grease II also has a lengthy review which includes a photo
A terrific issue on the premiere of both E.T. the Extra Terrestrial & Grease II, with the latter also including a review which... Read full description -
Item #719126CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 22, 1922
* Ohio Stadium "The Horseshoe" dedication
* Michigan-Ohio State college football rivalry
* First game played between rivals at stadium
The front page has a terrific banner headline for display: "OHIO BOWS TO MICHIGAN, 19-0" with subheads. (see images) Very unusual having such a nice... Read full description -
Item #719124LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. Oct. 22, 1968
* NASA Apollo 7 spaceflight splashdown
* First crewed mission of the Apollo program
* Prelude to the Apollo 11 Moon landing
* First live television broadcast on U.S. spacecraft
The front page has a banner headline: "Astronauts Ride 'Pink Cloud' Back To... Read full description -
Item #719119THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 17, 1994
* "The Rolling Stone" concerts advertisement
* "Voodoo Lounge" album tour - Mick Jagger
* "Soundgarden" performances - "Superunknown"
Page 65 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by... Read full description -
Item #719118THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 3-Sept. 9, 1980
* "Queen" concerts advertisement
* British rock band - Freddie Mercury
* "The Game" album tour - Brian May
* Madison Square Garden performances
Page 52 has a 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for upcoming "QUEEN"... Read full description -
Item #719117THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 26, 1977
* Gay film critic Addison Verrill murdered
* "Bag murders" Manhattan's leather subculture
The front page has a heading: "'Gay Murder: Do You Know Who Killed Addison Verrill" First report coverage continues on page 23 with photo of... Read full description -
Item #719083Pages taken away from the THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 28, 1994
* WOODSTOCK '94 music festival advertisement
* Green Day - Metallica - Nine Inch Nails - Aerosmith
* Red Hot Chili Peppers - Bob Dylan - Joe Cocker
* Saugerties, New York "Mudstock" performances
* PAGES 77-78 &... Read full description -
Item #719082THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 10, 1994
* PANTERA - American heavy metal band
* "Far Beyond Driven" album tour advertisement
* Dimebag Darrell - Phil Anselmo - Vinnie Paul
* Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York concert
Page 84 has a 3/5 page advertisement for the... Read full description -
Item #719055THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 3, 1990
* Faith No More - American rock metal band
* "The real Thing" album tour w/ Circus of Power
* The Ritz Manhattan nightclub advertisement
Page 108 has a 7 x 4 3/4 inch advertisement for a upcoming "Faith No More w/ Circus of... Read full description -
Item #719054THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 26, 1994
* "Nine Inch Nails" NIN industrial rock band
* "The Downward Spiral" album tour
* Trent Reznor with musician Marilyn Manson
* Roseland Ballroom concert advertisement
Page 117 has a nice full page advertisement for... Read full description -
Item #719053THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 24, 1994
* The Andy Warhol Museum opening
* Visual pop artist movement icon
The front page has a heading within an image: "WARHOL WORLD" And starting on pages 28-29 are two editorials with heading: "ANDYLAND" which continues on other inside pages with a... Read full description -
Item #719052THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 16, 1986
* Red Hot Chili Peppers - American funk rock band
* Performance at the Ritz nightclub advertisement
* In there infancy - Anthony Kiedis and Flea
Page 140 has an ad for various upcoming performances at the "RITZ" in Manhattan with one of the... Read full description -
Item #719051THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 16, 1990
* New-school hip hop - rap music pioneers editorial
* Public Enemy - rappers Chuck D and Flavor Flav
Beginning on page 83 is an editorial by Robert Christgau on hip hop pioneers "Pubic Enemy" with heading: "Jesus, Jews, and the Jackass... Read full description -
Item #719050THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 11, 1997
* "PRIVATE PARTS" w/ Howard Stern film
* Opening day premiere advertisement
* Biographical comedy movie
Page 71 has a nice advertisement for the opening day premiere of "PRIVATE PARTS" in Manhattan.
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Item #719046THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 22, 1990
* B-52's - alternative new wave pop music band
* Meadowlands Arena concert advertisement
* "Cosmic Thing" album tour - "Love Shack"
* David Bowie - English singer songwriter musician
* "Sound+Vision" album tour at Giants Stadium... Read full description -
Item #719045THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 15, 1990
* re. Keith Haring death in NYC editorial
* Pop artist - street graffiti subculture pioneer
* Safe sex advocate - AIDS awareness activist
Page 105 has a photo of Haring with heading: "Baby Love" And then starting on page 107 is a... Read full description -
Item #719042CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 9, 1934
* Wilbert Robinson "Uncle Robbie" Death
* Major League Baseball catcher and manager
The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 17) has a four column headline: "WILBERT ROBINSON DIES" with subheads. A photo of Robinson is on the back page. (see images)
Complete... Read full description -
Item #719040THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 12, 1933
* Clyde Barrow Gang
* Kidnapping & murder
* Bonnie & Clyde fame
The top of page 8 has one a column heading: "Officers Kidnaped (sic) by Texas Gunman" with subhead: "Outlaws Escape with Woman Companion" (see images) Rare to find news accounts on this famous outlaw... Read full description -
Item #719039NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 6, 1938
* Guangzhou (Canton), China bombing
* Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "New Raid Kills 500 Cantonese; City in Ruins" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 26 pages, light toning, a little margin wear, mainly along the spine, generally in... Read full description -
Item #719038THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 9, 1999
* AIDS and the Children of Africa
* Special Mark Schoofs editorial edition
Here is a "Special Reprint Of An 8-Part Series" by Mark Schoofs with heading: "Aids: the Agony Of Africa; A Continent of Orphans" with related image. (see... Read full description -
Item #719023THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 20, 1937.
* Nanjing - Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "PLANES FIGHT AT NANKING IN BIG RAIDS BY JAPANESE; SHANGHAI HAILS MARINES" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in great... Read full description -
Item #719020THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1938
* Battle of Taierzhuang ending - Zaozhuang
* 1st major Chinese victory of Second Sino-Japanese War
* Republic of China vs. Empire of Japan
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "SETBACK ADMITTED IN JAPANESE DRIVE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 44 pages, rag edition... Read full description -
Item #719019THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1919
* NC-4 flying boat (historic aviation feat)
* Transatlantic flight (1st aircraft to achieve this)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALL THREE SEAPLANES NEARING THE AZORES; NC-4 WAS 800 MILES OUT AT 3:06 THIS MORNING" with many subheads and related map. (see) Much more on the following pages... Read full description -
Item #719016THE MIAMI NEWS, Florida, Nov. 22, 1963
* Terrific issue for display
* JFK John F. Kennedy assassination
I believe this to be an "extra" edition put out very quickly to announce: "KENNEDY IS DEAD ! " "Felled By Assassin In Dallas" in huge letters on the front page, as the pagination is odd. There are 8... Read full description -
Item #719013LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 30, 1970
* Senator Edward Kennedy and Mary Jo Kopechne
* Chappaquiddick Island incident- car accident
* Judge James A. Boyle's inquest conclusions
The front page has a banner headline: "Kennedy Angered By Judge's Report Doubting Him" with lead-in:... Read full description -
Item #718992THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, Sept. 3, 1957
* Kendal Railway Tragedy - Jamaica
* Train derailment railroad crash disaster
* Roman Catholic Church members
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "175 DEAD, 400 HURT IN JAMAICA WRECK" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #718991EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, July 30, 1907
* Naval Base San Diego to be born ?
A nice issue on the pre-founding era of the United States Navy's relationship with San Diego, one which has grown tremendously ever since 1917 to become the home port of the Pacific Fleet, a base composed of 13 piers, with over... Read full description -
Item #718988USA TODAY, March 4, 1987
* "I'll Take Manhattan" TV miniseries cameo w/ photo
* 40 year Donald Trump makes special guest appearance
The front page of section B has a photo of a young Donald Trump with Valerie Bertinelli and heading: "He takes Manhattan" Also a two column heading: "Trump builds a real estate... Read full description -
Item #718987LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 31, 1987
* 59th academy awards - movies of 1987
* "Platoon" Director Oliver Stone
* "Color of Money" - Paul Newman
* Best publication to be had (rare as such)
The front page has a photo showing Marlee Martin and Oliver Stone with one column heading: "'Platoon' Is Top Film; Newman Is Best... Read full description -
Item #718985THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1929
* Ratification of the Lateran Treaty
* Vatican City becomes it's own state
* Benito Mussolini and the Holy See
The front page has a one column heading: "POPE BECOMES RULER OF A STATE AGAIN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the creation of the state of the Vatican City... Read full description -
Item #718983THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 20, 1931
* Frankenstein World premiere review
* Pre Code horror monster film movie
* Actors Boris Karloff & Colin Clive
Page 34 has the World premiere review for the original "Frankenstein"film with small heading: "Frankenstein" The same page has a small advertisement for the film. (see... Read full description -
Item #718981EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 7, 1912
* The Pfanschmidt family ax murders
* Payson (Quincy), Adams County, Illinois
The front page has a one column heading: "SON CHARGED WITH SLAYING FAMILY" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues... Read full description -
Item #718980CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 12, 1945
* Jerome Kern death w/ photo
* Show Boat musical composer fame
The top of page 20 has a one column heading: "JEROME KERN DIES AT 60 IN N. Y. HOSPITAL" with subhead and small photo of Kern. (see images)
Complete in 38 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the... Read full description
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