Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century

THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, Feb. 20, 1929  A little magazine noted as the: "Official Publication of the Panama Canal" with a wealth of data concerning the canal and its use… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 8, 1928

* Mount Etna volcano eruption
* Mascali, Sicily, Italy lava disaster

The front page has a one column heading: "Fiery Finger of Etna Wipes Out 2 Towns" (see… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, March 3, 1987 

* re. Andy Warhol's death
* Pop artist movement 

As most might be aware "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the… more

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 25, 1906

* San Francisco earthquake reports continue

The front page has several reports from stricken San Francisco with various headings that include: "RATIONS… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1945

* Japanese atrocities described
* Palawan Massacre - Philippines 

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "U. S. ACCUSES JAPAN OF MASSACRE, TORTURE,… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 5, 1945

* Wake Island back in U.S. possession
* Post World War II Japan

The front page has a four column headline: "AMERICAN FLAG IS RAISED ON WAKE ISLE" with subheads… more

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, June 18, 1978 

* "Whippoorwill" showboat disaster
* Deadliest F1 tornado - 16 deaths 
* Pomona Lake in Osage County, Kansas

The front page has a heading that reads: "Twister tips… more

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, May 6, 1934 

* Bank robber John Dillinger gang
* Hunted in the Chicago area 
* Woman friend Beth Green 

The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "WOMAN FRIEND HID DILLINGER… more

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Nov. 30, 1961 

* Enos the Chimpanzee orbits Earth
* Mercury-Atlas 5 rocket spacecraft 
* John Glenn gets the green light 

The front page has a three column heading: "Marine… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 25, 1932

* January 28 Incident
* Shanghai, China
* Japanese offensive

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "CRUSH CHINESE IN BIG PUSH" with subheads. a few… more

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, Herkimer-Ilion, New York, January 24, 1968 

* USS Pueblo incident 
* North Korea 

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "Navy Task Force Heads For North Korea" with… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 12, 1936 

* Abraham Lincoln assassination eyewitness 
* Mrs. Harriet Van Pelt interview w/ photo 
* Was 18 years old at Ford's Theater event 

The front page has a one column… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 6, 1929

* United States occupation of Haiti
* United States Marine Corps
* Les Cayes massacre

The front page has a one column heading: "HAITIENS RIOT, MARINES ACT" with… more

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Oct. 25, 1983

* 1983 Beirut barracks bombings - Lebanon
* United States Marine Corps massacre
* Lebanese Civil War terrorist suicide attack
* Islamic Jihad Organization & Iran 

The… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 24, 1933 

* Jewish boxer Barney Ross w/ photo
* World lightweight boxing championship
* vs. Tony Canzoneri at Chicago Stadium

The top of page 16 has a two column… more

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, July 13, 1932

* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart airplane takeoff
* Women's transcontinental flight record
* Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey 

The front page has a two… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1951

* West Frankfort - Lakeland
* Franklin County, Illinois
* Coal mine explosion disaster

The front page has a two column heading: "32 Miners Dead, 50 Missing; Search… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 19, 1949 

* Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams
* NFL pro football championship title game 

Page 28 has a six column heading: "Eagles Dunk Rams in Mud, 14-0, Keep… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 29, 1938 

* "Homer in the Gloamin" at Wrigley Field
* Gabby Hartnett's iconic walk-off home run 
* Chicago Cubs - Major League Baseball - MLB

The top of page 32 has a banner… more

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, June 11, 1982

* "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere movie review
* Steven Spielberg - science-fiction fantasy
* Also opening day for "Grease… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 31, 1934 

* Dust Bowl - Great Depression era 
* Midwest farms face devastation 

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "U.S. Ready to Slaughter a Million… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 27, 1963 

* "Jeff the Seal" - sea lion
* Niagara Falls plunge folklore 

The front page has a one column heading: "Seal Does a Flip Over Niagara" with photo showing Tommy Haines,… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 11, 1920 

* Horace E. Dodge death - co-founder
* Ford Brothers Motor Company 

The front page has a one column heading: "Horace E. Dodge Dies Suddenly In Florida Home" with… more

THE STARS AND STRIPES, January 1, 1945

* Battle of the Bulge 
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a two column heading: "Yanks Cut Deeper Into German Bulge" with  subhead & related map. (see… more

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, May 7, 1936 

* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Very 1st flight to America - North Atlantic 
* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame

The top of the front page has a one… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 8, 1925 

* Baseball legend Babe Ruth "The Big Bambino"
* "The Bellyache Heard 'Round the World"
* Ill from eating too many hotdogs ? soda ?
* New York Yankees spring… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 5, 1993

* Hall of fame pitcher Nolan Ryan
* The famous Robin Ventura incident
* The "headlock fight" photo & report
* Texas Rangers - MLB baseball folklore

The front page of the… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Dec. 25, 1929 

* Fire at the White House (West Wing)
* Christmas Eve 

The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIRE DESTROYS HOOVER'S OFFICES; WHITE HOUSE SAVED AFTER… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1940

* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain
* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force
* World War II - WWII

The top of the front page has a six column headline: "600… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 26, 1932 

* Adolf Hitler gains Germany citizenship
* Austrian born changes to run for president

The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "BRUENING TURNS ON FOES; HITLER… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1954

* Creature from the Black Lagoon - Gill-man
* Third day premiere advertisement for NYC
* 3D monster horror film - movie

Page 8 has a 3 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for the… more

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 20, 1939

* Donn Fendler goes missing
* Mount Katahdin in Maine
* Rye, New York 12 year old boy 

The front page has a one column  heading: "GUARDSMEN HUNT BOY LOST ON… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Nov. 26, 1929 

* Lieutenant George T. Cuddihy killed
* Nacostia Naval Air Station in Washington, D.C.
* United States Navy test pilot airplane crash 

The top of the front… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 24, 1939 

* Jane Bolin 1st day as judge (NYC)
* 1st African-American black Woman

The top of page 9 has a very notable item, being a report of the first African-American… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 9, 1951

* Ben Hogan wins Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia

The top of page 12 has a two column heading: "Hogan Snares Masters Crown by Two… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1936

* Mother Jones honored at Mount Olive, Illinois
* Memorial monument dedication - Unveiling 
* Greenfield, Indiana jail break
* Pre Al Brady Gang shootout
* Bangor,… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 30, 1934

* Jackson Barnett death (1st report)
* "The World's Richest Indian"
* Oklahoma oil wells owner
* Muscogee Creek Native American

Page 5 has a two column heading:… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., January 8, 1931

* Pope Pius XI
* Casti connubii
* Papal encyclical

The front page has a two column heading: "Pope Reinstates Catholic Marriage, Divorce Views; Flays Birth… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1974

* Iconic director Steven Spielberg's 1st major film premiere
* Opening Day (Eve) for the movie "The Sugarland Express"
* American crime drama in Texas - Actress… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 24, 1956

* Martin Luther King Jr. arrested
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Ralph Abernathy & other key figures

This publication, The Worker, represents the official

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 9, 1981 

* Operation Opera - Israeli airstrike 
* Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor - Baghdad
* Weapons of Mass Destruction not allowed 

The front page has a banner headline:… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 27, 1990 

* Recently released Nelson Mandela 
* United States Congress speech 
* South Africa anti-apartheid struggle

The front page has a two column heading: "Mandela Speech… more

THE DAY, New London, Conn., March 14, 1922

* Harry vs. Tommy Gibbons
* Heavyweight boxing fight
* Madison Square Garden

The top of page 9 has a banner heading: "Harry Greb Upsets Calculations of Boxing… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 6, 1989

* Iconic "Tank Man" photo in Tiananmen Square.
* Beijing, China protests and massacre defiance 

The top of the front page has a headline that reads: "China Teeters on… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 6, 1987 

* Carlos Lehder Rivas captured 
* Medellin Cartel co-founder 
* Cocaine drug czar - smuggler 
* 1st Colombian kingpin extradited 

The bottom of the front page has a three… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1940

* Ze-ev Jabotinsky death (1st report)
* Jewish Revisionist Zionist - Zionism
* Odessa, Ukraine author poet orator 

The top of page 13 has a one column heading:… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1944

* Alexander Fleming
* Penicillin - Penicillium
* Made available for public use
* World War II - WWII 

The front page has a two column heading: "Public to Get Penicillin… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 28, 1933 

* End of Prohibition in West Virginia & California
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment 

The front page has a nice… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 5, 1925 

* Floyd Collins trapped w/ great headline
* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIG PATH TO CAVE CAPTIVE" with… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, June 11, 1964 

* Sister Lakes, Michigan 
* The Dewey Lake Monster 
* Bigfoot - Sasquatch - Cryptid  
* "Monster Town, U.S.A."

The front page has a two column heading: "'Frankenstein… more