Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #716140USA TODAY, June 10, 1985
* The L.A. Lakers beat the Boston Celtics to win the NBA basketball title
* The Lakers finally bury the Garden Ghost
The front page has a heading: "Champs: Lakers KAREEM Celtics" with color photo of Jabbar. (see images) More in the sport's section with a front page... Read full description -
Item #716133DAILY GAZETTE, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois This is a trio of exceedingly displayable issues, each formatted similarly although with individually significant headlines on Desert Storm: the beginning of the air war: "WAR!"; the beginning of the land war: "INVASION!" and the "VICTORY!" once Iraq conceded and agreed... Read full description -
Item #716130THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, July 28, 1952 The front page has a two column heading: "Thousands Take Last Look Before Casket of Mrs. Peron" with subhead and related photo.
Eva Peron came into popular culture with the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Evita" based on her life.
Complete in 42 pages, some... Read full description -
Item #716073THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 10-16, 1982
* 1st successful rapper Kurtis Blow advertisement
* Berlin Club with Davy DMX in Manhattan NYC
* Very beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
Page 110 has various advertisements for upcoming local entertainment events which includes a 6 1/2 x 5 inch... Read full description -
Item #716058THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 18, 1979
* "Rocky II" Opening day movie premiere
* American sports drama film advertisement
* Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa
* Carl Weathers - Apollo Creed
Page 56 has a nice advertisement for the opening day premiere of: "ROCKY II" in New York City. (see images)
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Item #716053THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 15, 1979
* "10" romantic comedy film - movie
* Opening day premiere review w/ photo
* Actor Dudley Moore & Actress Bo Derek
Page 49 has a opening day review for the film "10" with heading: "The Final Score: Dudley&Bo&Julie" and photo.... Read full description -
Item #716049THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 21-27, 1979
* "The Jerk" comedy film advertisement
* Actor Steve Martin & director Carl Reiner
* About two weeks prior to it's opening day premiere
"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" ad
* Pre Opening Day movie premiere (2 weeks prior)
* Science... Read full description -
Item #716039THE DETROIT NEWS, May 29, 1957
* Brooklyn Dodgers & New York Giants
* Approved to move to the West Coast
* Los Angeles and San Francisco relocation
* MLB - Major League Baseball
The front page has a four column heading: "OK Dodgers-Giants Shift; Coast Speeds Stadiums" (see images) More in the sport's... Read full description -
Item #716034EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 9, 1917
* United States enters World War I (WWI)
* Austria breaks relations w/ America
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AUSTRIA BREAKS WITH U. S." with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #716031THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 30, 1985
* "Kiss of the Spider Woman" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day film - movie premiere
* Brazilian prison drama
Page 55 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" in New York... Read full description -
Item #716030THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 2, 1982
* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge
* "October" album concert tour advertisement
* "The Ritz" rock club in Manhattan, NYC
* Sugar Hill Gang - pioneer hip hop rap group
Page 95 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a early New York... Read full description -
Item #716029THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 9, 1985
* Nelson Mandela - future president of South Africa
* Anti Apartheid regime movement - violence - riots
Starting on the front page is a editorial on the turmoil happening in South Africa with headlines: "THE FIRE THIS TIME; SOUTH AFRICA'S INSURRECTION;... Read full description -
Item #716028THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 9, 1985
* "Back to the Future" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Michael J. Fox - Marty McFly - comedy
Page 47 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Back to the Future" in New York... Read full description -
Item #716003CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1924
* Leopold & Loeb trial
* Bobby Franks murder
* Thrill Killing case
* Best publication (rare)
The top of the front page has a one column heading on the Leopold - Loeb case with: "STATE ENDING CASE OF FRANKS SLAYERS WITH CONFESSIONS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #715999SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass. Aug. 12, 1934
* New York Giants - MLB baseball
* Nice pictorial of the starting players
* Defending World Series champions
* Jackie Mitchell, girl pitcher photo
Page 2B has a nice pictorial showing the starting players for the defending World Series champions, the New York Giants. (see... Read full description -
Item #715998THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 11, 1934
* Babe Ruth announces retirement w/ photo
* New York Yankees MLB baseball icon
The top of page 16 has a two column heading: "Ruth Chants Own Swan Song, Admits He's Through" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally... Read full description -
Item #715997LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 13, 1996
* Jamestown Rediscovery announced
* Virginia Colony - English settlement
The top of page 24 has a three column heading: "Dig Into Past Unearths Legendary Fort" with subhead an related photo. (see images)
Complete with all sections (120+ pages), nice condition.
Note: The Jamestown... Read full description -
Item #715995THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1945
* Josef Kramer & Irma Grese death sentences
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp leaders
* Jewish Holocaust - exterminations - atrocities
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Kramer and Irma Grese Will Die With 9 Others for Reich Murders" (see images)
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Item #715994LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 3, 1996
* Best "The Craft" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day film premiere review
* Supernatural cult classic - Witches - Coven
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Craft" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading... Read full description -
Item #715993THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1952
* Albert Einstein makes a mistake ?
* Johanna Mankiewicz - 15 yr. old student
* 10th grade geometry class problem
Near the bottom of the front page is a four column heading: "Einstein Sends Q. E. D. to Problem of Schoolgirl, 15" with subhead and a facsimile of the diagram sent to the 15 year girl.... Read full description -
Item #715991THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 24, 1938
* Captain George E. T. Eyston
* Land speed record broken
* Thunberbolt car - Rolls-Royce R
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "Eyston Goes 347 MPH on Utah Flats" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in great condition.
Note: On August 24, 1938,... Read full description -
Item #715990NEW YORK TIMES, August 24, 1938
* Aviator Frank Hawks death
* United States Army pilot
* Speed records holder at the time
* Air racer - airplanes - WWI
The front page has a one column heading: "FRANK HAWKS DIES WHEN PLANE FALLS" with subheads. First report coverage continues on page 3 with photo of Hawks. Always nice to have notable... Read full description -
Item #715989THE DETROIT NEWS, November 17, 1945
* Josef Kramer, Irma Grese & others found guilty
* Belsen, Oswiecim & Dachau concentration camps
* Nazis - German atrocities - Jewish Holocaust
The front page has a one column heading: "Belsen Beast and 8 to Die"" with subhead. See image for brief text here. Irma Grese is not... Read full description -
Item #715988THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 22, 1979
* "METEOR" Sean Connery & Natalie Wood
* Science fiction disaster film - movie
* Opening day premiere advertisement
The back page has a advertisement for the opening day of the science fiction film "METEOR" (see images)
I suspect this to... Read full description -
Item #715986THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July July 26, 1976
* Jamaican reggae music comes to the U.S.
* Bob Marley and the Wailers & more
* The Heartbreakers punk rock band
* Max' Kansas City nightclub advertisement
The top of page 71 has a heading: "'It Isn't Only Rock and Soul and I Like... Read full description -
Item #715984THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 11-17, 1981
* "The Howling" American horror film
* Opening day movie premiere ad & review
* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge
* Debut album "Boy" release advertisement
* Ad for the movie: "THE FUNHOUSE"
Page 46 has a 6 1/2 x 6 1/2... Read full description -
Item #715958CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 11, 1939
* re. Adolph Hitler's Reichstag speech
* Asks the World for peace ? (ruse)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "CALLS HITLER PEACE 'A RUSE'" with subheads. (see images) Lengthy text continues on page 2.
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A... Read full description -
Item #715956THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 3, 1979
* "SHAM 69" concerts advertisement
* English punk rock band performances
* Hurrah nightclub in Manhattan
Page 85 has a 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for "SHAM 69" performances at Hurrah nightclub. (see images)
I suspect this to be an... Read full description -
Item #715954SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 23, 1942
* Brazil enters World War II - WWII
The front page has a three column heading: "Allies Get a New Partner" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.
wikipedia notes: The Brazilian... Read full description -
Item #715953THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 9, 1979
* Rickie Lee Jones concert advertisement
* American singer, musician and songwriter
* "Chuck E's in Love" song fame
* "Meatballs" comedy film opening day ad
* First Bill Murray movie in a starring role
Page 49 has a full page... Read full description -
Item #715952USA TODAY, June 21-23, 1985
* Pale Rider opening day advertisement
* Clint Eastwood - Western film - movie
*"Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"
Section D has a terrific double-page duo tone advertisement for the opening premiere of "PALE RIDER" starring Clint Eastwood. This dramatic foldout ad has more... Read full description -
Item #715950LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 3, 1995
* Actor Donald Pleasence death (1st report)
* Dr. Samuel Loomis - Halloween films
* Michael Myers' psychiatrist for 5 movies
The top of page 18 under: "Obituary" is a four column heading: "Donald Pleasence; Actor Played Tyrants and Tramps" with photo. (see images)... Read full description -
Item #715949NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 26, 1942
* Battle of the Eastern Solomons
* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese
The front page has a nice banner headline: "6 MORE JAP SHIPS BOMBED" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally... Read full description -
Item #715894THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 6, 1945
* Nazi female camp guard Irma Grese
* "Beast of Belsen" "Hyena of Auschwitz"
* Jewish holocaust Atrocities & murders
* Bergen-Belsen & Auschwitz concentration camps
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "BELSEN GIRL GUARD BLAMES ALL OF SS" with subhead.... Read full description -
Item #715893LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 26, 1991
* Dissolution of the Soviet Union
* President Mikhail Gorbachev
* End of the "Cold War"
The front page features a two line banner headline of a significant event: "Gorbachev Steps Down; 'Nuclear Button' to Yelstin; Red Flag Lowered" with subheads and three related photos.... Read full description -
Item #715890THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 7, 1979
* "Teach-In Against Nuclear Power" notice
* Riverside Church in New York City
* Post Three Mile Island accident
Page 43 has a full page notice for a upcoming "TEACH-IN AGAINST NUCLEAR POWER" with details. (see images)
Note: On May 5, 1979, a significant... Read full description -
Item #715885LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 11, 1983
* Microsoft announces "WINDOWS" to the world
* View multiple programs simultaneously
* Historic in the world of personal computers
The front page of the Business Section has the historic unveiling of Microsoft's new "WINDOWS" operating system: "Microsoft Joins... Read full description -
Item #715844THE JERUSALEM POST, Israel, Sept. 10, 1993 The banner headline announces: "ISRAEL RECOGNIZES THE PLO" and: "Arafat Accepts Israel's Right to Exist in Peace and Security' with related subheads. The front page photo features Foreign Minister Shimon Peres.
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Item #715839THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 25, 1945
* New super atomic bomb developed
* Post Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings
* Leslie C. Arends' warning announcement
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "NEW ATOMIC BOMB BARED" with subhead. (see images) See below for information.
Complete with 18 pages, nice condition.
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Item #715837THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 27, 1945
* Hirohito - Emperor of Japan
* Historic visit to Douglas MacArthur
* World War II ending events
The top of the front page has a nice headline: "HIROHITO IN 'SOCIAL' CALL ON MACARTHUR" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, nice condition.
Note: On September 27, 1945,... Read full description -
Item #715834LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 13, 1978 (Sections I and IV)
* Best "Grease" and "Jaws 2" advertisements
* Grand Opening Day (3 days prior) movie premieres
* Musical romantic comedy & thriller films
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Grease" & "Jaws 2", and... Read full description -
Item #715805LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 5, 1993
* French actor Herve Villechaize suicide death
* James Bond "The Man with the Golden Gun" evil henchman
* "Tattoo" of "Fantasy Island" "De plane! De plane!"
The front page of section "B" has a heading: "Herve Villechaize, of 'Fantasy Island,'... Read full description -
Item #715802THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 15, 1978
* Bob Marley and the Wailers MSG advertisement
* Kaya tour concert at Madison Square Garden
* Jamaican reggae music singer songwriter - guitarist* "GENESIS" English rock band MSG advertisement
* "And Then There Were Three" album tour concert
* Phil... Read full description -
Item #715801THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 23, 1945
* Battle of the Bulge ending
* World War II - Belgium
* German offensive campaign
* Germans collapsing in Belgium
The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. FLIERS HIT 3,000 VEHICLES ON WEST FRONT" with subheads and related map. (see images) More on page 4. Coverage at the end of the famous Battle of... Read full description -
Item #715800THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 5, 1956
* Matthew McKeon sentenced
* Ribbon Creek incident - deaths
* United States Marine Corps
* Parris Island Recruit Depot
* Port Royal, South Carolina
The front page has a four column heading: "Marine Kicked Out, Given Prison Term" with related photo. (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, small... Read full description -
Item #715799THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 19, 1979
* "HAIR" opening day film advertisement
* Musical anti-war comedy drama movie
* Hippie counterculture - Vietnam War era
* Jamaican reggae gaining popularity
* Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and the Wailers
The back page has a full page advertisement for the... Read full description -
Item #715761THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 13, 1973
* Jobriath - 1st openly gay rock musician
* Glam rock - debut album release advertisement
* One of the 1st musicians to die of AIDS
Page 61 has a full page advertisement for release of "Jobriath" debut album with self titled name. (see images)
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Item #715760THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 8, 1984
* Breakin' - Breakdance advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* American breakdancing musical film
* During the early days of hip-hop music
Page 42 has a 8 x 4 1/2 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day of the... Read full description -
Item #715753THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 8, 1977
* Very early C/DC rock band gig advertisements
* "Let There Be Rock" 1st American tour
* CBGB and Palladium nightclubs in Manhattan
Page 65 has a list of upcoming performances at the CBGB music club with one of acts being a very early AC/DC gig (small).
Page 52 has a 5 x 3 ... Read full description -
Item #715750THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 8, 1973
* "The Dark Side of the Moon" tour & album release
* Pink Floyd - Radio City Music Hall concert advertisement
* British psychedelic rock group - band performance
Page 45 has a duo advertisement for a "King Karol" record store for the... Read full description
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