Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 20, 1951

* King Abdullah I of Jordan
* Al-Aqsa Mosque assassination
* Old City of Jerusalem

The front page has a great banner headline: "ASSASSIN KILLS BRITISH PUPPET ABDULLAH" with subheads and photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 52 pages, rag edition in nice condition. Small binding holes... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 12, 1933

* Free State of Prussia takeover - seizure
* Adolph Hitler & Hermann Goering
* Third Reich in the beginning - Nazis

The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "HITLER IS MADE HEAD OF PRUSSIA; RULE EXTENDED" with subhead and small photo of Hermann Goering. (see images) Hitler was... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 13, 1989

* "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers"
* Best Grand Opening Day movie advertisement
* Slasher horror film - Donald Pleasence

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers" and perhaps no better newspaper could be... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE., July 19, 1928

* Alvaro Obregon assassination
* Mexican Revolution general
* President of Mexico

The front page has a great banner headline: "SEIZE 20 FOR OBREGON PLOT" with subheads. (see images) Two related photos on the back page. Coverage on the assassination of General Alvaro Obregon, president of... Read full description  

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April. 7, 1909

* Emma Goldman without a country
* Anarchist political activist - anarchy

The top of the front has a three column headline: "Neither Country Seems To Want Emma Goldman" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard... Read full description  

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 13, 1964

* St. Augustine movement - Florida
* "We Shall Overcome" (song) march
* Martin Luther King Jr. in jail
* Civil Rights Act of 1964 prelude

The front page has a one column heading: "Negroes March In St. Augustine As Police Watch" with subhead. (see images) The historic... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 25, 1976

* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* "The Song Remains the Same" concert film
* Opening day MSG movie advertisement
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - upcoming area concerts ad

Page 53 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "The Song Remains the... Read full description  

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, Nov. 15, 1936

* San Francisco--Oakland Bay Bridge opens

The front page of this section has two photos related to opening of this famous bridge
Other topics throughout.  Complete rotogravure section only with all 6 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, June 11, 1977

* James Earl Ray escapes prison
* Martin Luther King Jr. murderer

The front page has headline that reads: "Massive manhunt under way for Ray" with photo. (see images) More on page 2.
Complete with 30+ pages, a few small binding holes along the spine/1st column, good condition.

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 13, 1934

* Woonsocket, Rhode Island mill riot
* General Textile Strike of 1934

The top of the front page has nice banner headline: "RIOT RAGES; ASK U.S. TROOPS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Related photo on page 2. Four more photos are on the back page with heading.
Complete with 32... Read full description  

THE DETROIT NEWS, June 21, 1933 

* End of Prohibition - repeal
* Iowa - Connecticut - New Hampshire
* Beer - liquor returns

The front page has a one column heading: "DRY IOWA JOIN REPEAL PARADE" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the states of Iowa, Connecticut and New Hampshire ratifying the repeal of... Read full description  

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, June 4, 1933

* Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
* Family members arrested
* Pre Kansas City massacre hunt

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "'PRETTY BOY'S' WIFE, BROTHER UNDER ARREST" with subheads. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 8 pages,... Read full description  

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Jan. 1, 1929 

* Charles Shepherd Negro lynching
* Rome, Mississippi stake burning

The front page has a one column heading: "Negro Slayer Lynched and Body Burned" (see images) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Charles Shepherd at Rome, Mississippi. 
Complete with 16 pages,... Read full description  

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 24, 1929

* Battle of Mazatlan - government forces
* Rebels victory in Sinaloa, Mexico
* Jose Gonzalo Escobar Rebellion

The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIGHT 30 HOURS AT MAZATLAN" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only (Sunday) with all 28 pages, rag edition in nice... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 6, 1990

* Meir Kahane assassination - Jews
* Orthodox rabbi spiritual leader
* Jewish Defense League co-founder
* Anti Antisemitism militant - terrorist

The front page has a two column heading: "Militant Rabbi Kahane Slain by N.Y. Gunman" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete with... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1929.

* Albert Einstein's Unified field theory
* Gravitation & electromagnetism

Page 3 has a one column heading: "SEES EINSTEIN STEP AS BIG SCIENCE AID" with subheads. (see) Also on the same page is a one column heading: "NEW LIGHT THEORY BEARS ON EINSTEIN" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports... Read full description  

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Feb. 13, 1963

* Northwest Orient Airliners Flight 705
* Florida everglades airplane crash disaster

The front page has a nice headline: "43 KILLED AS JET AIRLINER CRASHES IN EVERGLADES" with subhead and small map. (see images) A list of the victims is on page 4.
Complete with 30 pages, light toning... Read full description  

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Jan. 22, 1933

* Race driver Malcolm Campbell
* Bluebird speed car photo

The top of the front page of this section has a nice photo showing Sir. Malcolm Campbell's new "Bluebird" speed car. Another related photo is on the front page as well.
Many other photos of other topics... Read full description  

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 27, 1960

* Ku Klux Klan - KKK demonstration
* African Americans lunch counter sit-ins
* Atlanta Civil Rights movement

The top of page 6 has a seven column heading: "Atlanta Tense as Klansmen, Negroes March" with related photo. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 14 pages, light toning and minor wear... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1942

* Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr.
* World War II - United States Navy
* Named commander, South Pacific Area
* Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley
* Promoted to four-star admiral
* Pre Naval Battle of Guadacanal

The front page has a banner headline: "HALSEY REPLACES GHORMLEY IN THE SOLOMONS"... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 28, 1942

* Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
* U.S. Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
* Guadalcanal campaign - World War II
* USS Aircraft Carrier Wasp sinking

The front page has a five column headline: "U. S. ARMY REPELS JAPANESE ON GUADALCANAL; FLIERS SINK 2 DESTROYERS, HIT A BATTLESHIP, BUT... Read full description  

USA TODAY, Oct. 30, 1984

* Michael Jordan's 1st 30+ point game
* Chicago Bulls professional basketball
* Best publication to be had - rare as such

The top of page 7 of the sport's section has a one column heading: "Jordan lifts Bulls 116-110" with box scores. (see images) This was Jordan's 1st 30+... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 23, 1986

* Mike Tyson vs. Trevor Berbick
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
* "Judgement Day" knockout

The front page of the sport's section has a two column heading: "Tyson Knocks Out Berbick in Second to Earn WBC Title" with related photo. First report coverage continues on page... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 8, 1922

* Alfred Smith - New York state election
* Elected governor for a second time (2nd term)
* 1st Roman Catholic candidate for president
* Democrat Party in Manhattan

The front page has a nice banner headline: "SMITH SWEEPS THE STATE, WINS BY 375,000..." with various subheads. Nice for... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1947

* Blizzard of 1947 (1st report)
* New York City snow storm

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "CITY IS MASTERING RECORD SNOW; BUSES STILL OUT, RAIL LINES GAIN; SUBURBS HARD HIT; 55 DEAD IN EAST" with various subheads and photo. (see images)
Forty-four pages, various cutouts on unrelated inside... Read full description