Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #722937THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 20, 1948
* 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Palestine War
* Arab Legion forces Siege of Jerusalem
* Just 6 days after the State of Israel creation
The front has a two column heading: "Fall of Jerusalem to Arabs Near" with subhead and related map. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, light toning and a... Read full description -
Item #722936THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, November 26, 1934
* Babes in the Wood murders (1st report)
* Pine Grove Furnace Park
* Carlisle, Pennsylvania
The front page has a one column heading: "DISCOVER BODIES OF 3 YOUNG GIRLS ON FOREST 'BIER'" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 30+ pages, light toning at... Read full description -
Item #722935CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 21, 1931
* Winnie Ruth Judd Marian Lane
* "Trunk Murders" bodies found
* "Love Triangle" crime
The front page has a one column heading: "AUTOIST GIVES CLEW IN TRUNK MURDER HUNT" with subhead. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small... Read full description -
Item #722898CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, May 30, 1979
* Mary Pickford death (1st report)
* Canadian-American film movie actress
* "America's Sweetheart" "Girl with the Curls"
The bottom of the front page has a small heading with photo: "Mary Pickford dead at 86"
Pages 6 & 7 has more related... Read full description -
Item #722895CALENDAR SECTION ONLY of the Los Angeles Times, July 20, 1984
* Best "Revenge of the Nerds" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American college comedy film
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Revenge of the Nerds" and perhaps no better issue could... Read full description -
Item #722889TRIBUNE, South Bend, Indiana, May 27, 1979
* American Airlines Flight 191 takeoff crash
* O'Hare airport disaster w/ infamous photo
The front page has the infamous photo showing Flight 191 sharply banking to the left shortly after takeoff with heading: "Beginning of the end" Also a heading: "Power Loss erases last... Read full description -
Item #722877NEW YORK POST, Jan. 17, 1942
* Actress Carole Lombard killed
* Airplane crash disaster (1st report)
* Early coverage before confirmation of death
The front page has a nice banner headline for display announcing: "FEAR CAROLE LOMBARD, 21 OTHERS DEAD IN PLANE" First report coverage continues on page 3 with related pictorial. (see... Read full description -
Item #722869NEW YORK POST, February 28, 1993
* 1st attack on World trade Center
The front page has the headline: "BOMBED" with related photo and subhead. (see) Much more on the following pages. Great to have from this famous NYC tabloid publication.
Complete with all 48 pages, great condition.
history notes: In February of 1993, a powerful truck... Read full description -
Item #722868DAILY NEWS, New York, NY, February 27, 1993
* 1st attack on World trade Center
The front page has a nice headline: "NEW YORK'S DAY OF TERROR" with related photo and subhead. (see) Much more on the following pages. Great to have from this famous NYC tabloid publication.
Complete with all 32 pages, great condition.
AI notes: The Daily... Read full description -
Item #722825LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 18, 2005
* Death of Marlyn Monroe's 1st husband
Page B10 has a 2/3 page death announcement for James Dougherty who was Norma Jean's 1st husband she married at the age of 16. The article tells their story including his quote: "I never knew Marilyn Monroe... I knew and loved Norma Jean."
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Item #722824THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 2, 1968
* Grateful Dead concert in Electric Circus
* East village performance advertisement
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* HAIR, the musical opens on Broadway at the Biltmore
Page 34 has a 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for there... Read full description -
Item #722816THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1942.
* Dutch Harbor, Alaska
* Japanese airplane attack
* Battle of Midway eve
The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPANESE BOMB DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA, TWICE" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display. More inside with related photos.
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #722814DAILY NEWS, New York City, July 24, 1999
* Woodstock '99 music festival in Rome, New York
The front page has a headline: "WE'RE ROCKIN'" with "250,000 jam opening day at Woodstock" within a related photo. And pages 4 & 5 has a heading: "Woodstock '99 turns on heat" with four more related... Read full description -
Item #722813SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Jan. 16, 1983
* 'Mob Accountant' Meyer Lansky's death
* National Crime Syndicate
The bottom of the front page has a small heading: "Meyer Lansky dies"
And page 4 has a heading: "Mob 'brain' Meyer Lansky dies at 80" with photo. (see images)
Complete Sunday edition with all 128... Read full description -
Item #722812CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 1, 1936
* Murder confession & jailed in Indiana
* Pre Al Brady Gang shootout
* Bangor, Maine fame
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "NEW 'DILLINGER' CONFESSES; SENT BACK TO INDIANA" with subhead. (see images) Two related photos are on the back page. This was about 1 1/2 years prior... Read full description -
Item #722811PICTURE SECTION of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Feb. 23, 1936 The front page of this section has a full page facsimile of Rembrandt's 1648 painting "Supper At Emmaus" with heading: "The Greatest Of Religious Paintings: Rembrandt's "Christ At Emmaus" (see images)
Complete picture section only with 10... Read full description -
Item #722810LOS ANGLES TIMES, July 5, 1995
* Actress Eva Gabor death
* Comedy sitcom "Green Acres"
* Pancho Gonzales death
* Mexican-American tennis star
The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Pancho Gonzalez, One of Tennis' Greatest Stars, Dies" with subhead and photo.
And also at the bottom... Read full description -
Item #722771THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., January 5, 1948
* Archbold, Ohio train crash
* Winter sleigh ride disaster
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "10 CHILDREN KILLED IN OHIO AS TRAIN HITS THEIR BOBSLED" with subheads. (see images)
Complete in 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #722751THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1944
* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures)
* World War II era - Post D-Day
Page 14 has a full page facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence with heading: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776; The unanimous Declaration... Read full description -
Item #722724ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, November 27, 1941
* Pre-Pearl Harbor attack on America
* About one week away - imminent
* Roosevelt knows something ?
The top of the front page has a four column heading: "ROOSEVELT SEES TOKYO ENVOYS" with subheads. (see images) Japan would attack Pearl Harbor two Sundays later.
Complete with 30+ pages,... Read full description -
Item #722723ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH November 29, 1941
* The Army-Navy game
* College football rivalry
* West Point vs. Annapolis
* Attack on Pearl Harbor close
* Early, same day report
The top of the front page of the sport's section has a heading: "NAVY BEATS ARMY, 14-6" with subheads and lineups. (see images) Pearl Harbor would be attacked... Read full description -
Item #722721THE KANSAN, Kansas City, January 16, 1983
* 'Mob Accountant' Meyer Lansky's death
* National Crime Syndicate
Page 3 has a one column heading: "Meyer Lansky, mob finance whiz, dead", with several paragraphs of coverage (see photos), providing 1st report coverage on the death of famous organized crime figure, Meyer Lansky.
Other news... Read full description -
Item #722720EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 18, 1916
* Lower Otay Reservoir dam failure close
* Great Southern California flood of 1916
* Best title to be had ? - rare as such
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BIG OTAY DAM TO OVERFLOW" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition... Read full description -
Item #722716THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1999
* Death of Donald's father Fred. C. Trump
* Patriarch of the NYC real estate business
* Stonewall Inn formally made historical Landmark
The top of page 12 has a banner heading: "Fred C. Trump, Postwar Master Builder of Housing for Middle Class, Dies at 93" with photo of Donald Trump with his father overlooking... Read full description -
Item #722715THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 7, 1926
* New York Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals
* World Series of baseball (DURING game 5)
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "RECORD CROWD OF 40,000 AT FIFTH WORLD SERIES GAME" with current scoreboard, subhead, lineups and photos of opposing pitchers that day.... Read full description -
Item #722707LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 20, 1984
* Embassy of the United States, Beirut, Lebanon
* Hezbollah - Islamic Republic of Iran car bombing
* Lebanese Civil War
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "Beirut Embassy Attack Kills 10" with subhead. (see images) This a early, same report as the number of dead would ultimately be... Read full description -
Item #722706LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., March 30, 1965
* U.S. Embassy bombing
* Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City
* Vietnam War - conflict
The front page has a banner headline: "Bombing To Bring Retaliation" with subhead. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 10 pages, some tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
background: The... Read full description -
Item #722704THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 14, 1947
* Coelophysis dinosaurs skeletons discoveries
* Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
* DC-3 crashes in Florida swamp
The top of the front page a has two column heading: "Museum Finds Dinosaurs Of 200 Million Years Ago" with subhead. (see images)
The front page also... Read full description -
Item #722703LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 24, 1997
* Best Titanic film advertisement
* Grand opening week premiere
* Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet
A terrific issue on the opening week of the motion picture hit "Titanic" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the... Read full description -
Item #722685THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 24, 1955
* Aerodyne - wingless aircraft ?
The top of the back page has a four column illustration with heading: "Details of Wingless, Tailles, Propelleress 'Aerodyne' Are Revealed" with text. (see images)
Complete with all 30 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: In 1955, A. M.... Read full description -
Item #722679THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, June 17, 1929
* Bramwell Booth death (1st report)
* 1st Chief of Staff & 2nd president
* The Salvation Army - charity organization
Page 3 has a one column heading: "BOOTH'S DEATH ENDS CONFLICT IN S. A. RANKS" (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning, tiny binding holes along... Read full description -
Item #722676THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, November 26, 1934
* Babes in the Wood murders
* Pine Grove Furnace Park
* Carlisle, Pennsylvania
The front page has a one column heading: "'CROSS' ON BROW OF ONE OF 3 DEAD GIRLS MYSTIFIES" with subheads. (see images) Also there is a rare three column photo showing the girls... Read full description -
Item #722674SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, January 25, 1938
* Rosamond Pinchot suicide death
* Stage & film actress - socialite
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Pinchot's Niece Kills Self" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages; light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #722672THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1938
* Northwest Airlines Flight 2 disaster
* Lockheed Super Electra airplane
* Bridger Mountains - Montana
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "10 Killed as Airliner Hits Peak of Montana Mountain" with subhead. (see images)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete... Read full description -
Item #722630THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, May 9, 1918
* Rutherford & other Russellites arrested
* Opposition to World War I - WWI
* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers
* Christian restorationist minister
* Founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses
The bottom of the front page has brief report with a small one column heading: "Russell's... Read full description -
Item #722629THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 11, 1942
* Lidice Czechoslovakia massacre
* World War II Nazis liquidation
The front page has a two column heading: "Nazis Blot Out Czech Village; Kill All Men, Disperse Others" (see images)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World war II including coverage on... Read full description -
Item #722628SECTION 4 only of The New York Times, June 14, 1942.
* Battle of the Coral Sea & Midway
* Imperial Japanese Navy defeated
* World war II - WWII naval victories
Under the banner heading: "THE NEWS OF THE WEEK IN REVIEW" are one column headings: "5,000-Mile Front" "The Battle of the Pacific" with... Read full description -
Item #722624THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, October 28, 1991
Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the... Read full description -
Item #722623LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 23, 1980
* Best "The Shining" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Jack Nicholson psychological horror
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Shining" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the... Read full description -
Item #722622THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1942
* Doris 'Dorie' Miller awarded Navy Cross
* 1st African American to achieve this honor
* Attack on Pearl Harbor hero
Page 8 contains a significant report under the one column heads: "Medals Given to 9 By Admiral Nimitz" "Negro Hero Honored With Ship... Read full description -
Item #722621LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 22, 1985
* Best "Rambo: First Blood Part II" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Sylvester Stallone - John Rambo
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Rambo: First Blood Part II" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading... Read full description -
Item #722620THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 5, 1961
* Very early Bob Dylan's performances advertisement
* Gerde's Folk City music venue in Greenwich Village
* Considered his breakthrough performance (20 yrs. old)
* Before his very first concert at Carnegie Chapter Hall
Page 14 has a small but historic... Read full description -
Item #722618THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 24, 1972
* New York Dolls - punk rock music band pioneers
* Hotel Diplomat - New York City concert advertisement
* "GREASE" musical play - Broadway theatre ad
Page 42 has a 4 1/2 x 4 inch advertisement for a "New York Dolls" performance at the Hotel... Read full description -
Item #722617THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 28, 1989
* "Back to the Future Part II" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Science-fiction adventure comedy film
* Michael J. Fox - Marty McFly
* New-school hip hop - rap music near the beginning
* Public Enemy - rappers Chuck... Read full description -
Item #722615SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of The Detroit Free Press November 29, 1942
* The Army-Navy game
* College football rivalry
* West Point vs. Annapolis
* During World War II
The bottom of the front page of this section has a two column heading: "Navy Sinks Army, 14-0; Only 11,700 See Classic" with stats and lineups. This was the first game... Read full description -
Item #722587CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 25, 1924
* Miriam "Ma" A. Ferguson
* Democrat primary victory
* Woman Governor of Texas
* vs. Ku Klux Klan candidate
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "MRS. FERGUSON WINS TEXAS" with subheads. Two related photos and heading are on the back page. (see images)
Complete... Read full description -
Item #722578THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Nov. 6, 1961
* Basketball Commemoration Day
* Dr. James Naismith celebration
* Hall of Fame building cornerstone
* From the birthplace of the sport
* Memorial Field House - Springfield College
The top of page 23 has a four column heading: ... Read full description -
Item #722575THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, November 29, 1942
* Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire (1st report)
* Worst nightclub disaster in U.S. history
* Early rpt. as 492 would be the total dead
The front page has a very early and somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Boston Fights 5-Alarm Fire; Many Trapped" (see image) Notice how the... Read full description -
Item #722571THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Oct. 16, 1946
* Aftermath of the Nuremberg trials - Germany
* German Nazis - war criminals hanged
* Hermann Goering suicide by poison
* Jewish holocaust perpetrators
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Der Tag Blots Ni Chiefs; Goring Tricks Scaffold" with... Read full description -
Item #722570CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, March 23, 1978
* Karl Wallenda death fall
* The Flying Wallendas
* High wire artist- daredevil
The front page has two graphic photos showing Karl Wallenda falling to his death with one column heading: "High-wire fall kills Wallenda"
And page 7 has a heading that reads: "10-story fall on high wire kills... Read full description
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