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  • Selma-Montgomery march ruling... Johnson's voting bill...
    Item #702587
    WALL STREET JOURNAL, Pacific Coast Edition, March 18, 1965  On the front page under the heading "World Wide" reports "Johnson Sent his new Negro voting bill to Congress"; "Alabama Officials were barred from hindering a 50-mile civil-rights march" and "Martin Luther King, Jr. triumphantly... Read full description  
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  • Death of John Belushi in a L.A. paper...
    Item #702583
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 6, 1982

    * Actor comedian John Belushi death (1st report)
    * "Saturday Night Live" Animal House" fame
    * Best title to be had ?


    Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Actor John Belushi Found Dead in Hollywood Hotel" with photo. (see) Continued reporting inside. Nice to have... Read full description  
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  • Seabiscuit wins San Juan Capistrano Handicap...
    Item #702581
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7, 1937

    * Seabiscuit wins San Juan Capistrano Handicap
    * Thoroughbred racehorse racing


    Page 9 of the sport's section (inside) has a banner headline: "Crowd of 45,000 Sees Seabiscuit Score in $10,000 Added Santa Anita Race" with subheads and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on famous... Read full description  
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  • Khrushchev takes control in the Soviet Union....
    Item #702580
    NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1958  The top of the front page announces: "KHRUSHCHEV TAKES FULL CONTROL, REPLACING BULGANIN AS PREMIER; U.S. EXPECTS NO CHANGE IN POLICY" with related subheads as well as a photo headed: "Voting For New Soviet Premier...". The article carries over to page 2, and page 3 has a related... Read full description  
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  • Lee Bible's land speed record attempt disaster...
    Item #702579
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 14, 1929

    * Race car driver Lee Bible killed
    * Land speed record attempt
    * Ormond Beach, Florida
    * Great headline for display.


    The front page has a banner headline: "2 DIE; END AUTO SPEED RACING" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Banner heading and 3 related photos on the back page as well.... Read full description  
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  • Review & premiere of "Lethal Weapon", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #702578
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 6, 1987

    * Best "Lethal Weapon" advertisement
    * Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
    * Buddy cop action film - Mel Gibson


    A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Lethal Weapon" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper... Read full description  
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  • Death of actor/dancer Danny Kaye, in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #702577
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 4, 1987 

    * Danny Kaye death (1st report)
    * Hollywood movie film comedian actor
    * American-Jewish singer and dancer
    * Best title to be had ?


    The top of the front page features three photos of iconic film star & dancer Danny Kaye,  beneath which is a one column heading: "Danny... Read full description  
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  • "First they came for the Socialists... then they came for me." - Martin Niemöller sent to a concentration camp....

    "First they came for the Socialists... then they came for me."

    Item #702576
    THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, March 4, 1938

    * Reverend Martin Niemöller sent to a concentration camp
    * Anti-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor
    * Famous "First they came..." statement fame


    The front page has a two column-wide article headed: "Niemöller Sent to Prison Camp," followed by... Read full description  
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  • Larry Bird vs. "Magic" Johnson - NCAA Championship Showdown.....
    Item #702575
    CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Illinois, March 28, 1979

    * Michigan State Spartans vs. Indiana State
    * Earvin Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird
    * NCAA Division 1 Basketball Championship


    Close to the back of the issue, in the Sports Section, are two articles related to the highly-anticipated showdown between Earvin "Magic"... Read full description  
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  • 1940 "Gone With the Wind" academy awards...
    Item #702574
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 1, 1940

    * "Gone with the Wind" movie
    * 1940 Academy Awards (1st report)
    * Vivien Leigh wins w/ photo


    The front page has a one column heading: "Film Prizes Go to Robt. Donat and Miss Leigh" (see) Photo of Vivien Leigh is on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported... Read full description  
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  • "ELLEN" show becomes 1st Prime-Time TV show with lead lesbian character - 1997...
    Item #702573
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 1, 1997 (Calendar Section only)

    * Ellen DeGeneres' character "comes out" as homosexual
    * 1st Prime-Time TV lead role to feature a lesbian character


    The front page of this complete Calendar Section has the 4-column banner headline: "'Ellen' Gets ready to... Read full description  
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  • First woman nominee for VP on Democrat ballot... - The KKK - The DNC decides position in 1924...

    First woman nominee for VP on Democrat ballot...

    Item #702572
    TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 28 & 30, 1924 (a two-issue set)

    The front page of the June 28th issue has the 2-line, full-banner heading: "COMMITTEE DEADLOCKED OVER ANTI-KLAN PLANK - BITTER FIGHT CERTAIN ON CONVENTION FLOOR", with related subheading and considerable details of the convention. The front page of... Read full description  
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  • Al Jolson's "Mammy" World preimiere....
    Item #702569
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1930

    * Al Jolson's "Mammy"
    * World Premiere ad
    * Blackface Minstrel


    Page 35 has a nice 14 1/2 x 6 inch advertisement for the world premiere of Al Jolson's new movie "Mammy". See photos for this ad which has three illustrations relating to his famous "blackface" appearance. With... Read full description  
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  • First  NCAA College basketball championship game...
    Item #702560
    ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, March 28, 1939

    * Very first "March Madness" - NCAA basketball championship in 1939

    The top of page 3 of the sport's section has 1st report coverage on the final game of the very first NCAA basketball championship ever held, with heading: "OREGON BEATS OHIO STATE FOR NATIONAL TITLE"... Read full description  
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  • Very first NBA All-Star game...
    Item #702554
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, March 3, 1951 

    * Very 1st NBA All-Star game 
    * National Basketball Association


    The sport's section  has a very small yet notable report headed: "Eastern All-Stars In 111-94 Triumph Over West Rivals". While only brief, this was the very first NBA All-Star game, and great to have in a... Read full description  
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  •  "Pretty Woman" - premier ad & review, in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #702553
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 23, 1990

    * Best "Pretty Woman" advertisement
    * Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
    * American romantic comedy film - Julia Roberts


    A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Pretty Woman" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading... Read full description  
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  • Anti Nazi & Hitler rally in NYC, 1937...
    Item #702552
    NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1937

    * Anti-Nazi, anti-Hitler rally
    * Madison Square Garden
    * John L. Lewis


    This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "LABOR DEMOCRACY IS BAR TO FASCISM, LEWIS SAYS HERE", "Tells 20,000 at Anti-Nazi Rally That the Workers Can Block Reaction", "Garden Crowd... Read full description  
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  • Death of screen legends Lillian Gish and Ruby Keeler...
    Item #702550
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 1, 1993 

    * Lillian Gish death (1st report)
    * Hollywood movie - film actress
    * Ruby Keeler death (1st report)
    * Musical actress - singer - dancer


    The bottom half of the ftpg. has a boxed section headed: "Death Takes Screen Legend Gish and Dance Star Keeler" with photos of both Ruby Keeler... Read full description  
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  • Hitler drafts Jews for work...   Gandhi weakens during his fast...
    Item #702548
    NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1939 

    * Mahatma Gandhi - "Fast Unto Death"
    * Jews and Aryans - separated at work


    Two notable front-page reports, the first with two column heads: "Germany Drafts Jews for Work; Sets Them Apart from 'Aryans' " "Aim Is to Meet Pledge Made to Rublee and to... Read full description  
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  • 1930 John "Dingbat" Oberta assassination...
    Item #702546
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 6, 1930

    * John "Dingbat" Oberta assassination
    * Chicago gangster and beer baron
    * Best title to be had - very rare as such


    The front page has a great banner headline: "SLAY DINGBAT OBERTA, PAL" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Four related photos are on the back page. When it comes to... Read full description  
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  • Battle Of Midway Won In 1942...
    Item #702507
    FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 6, 1942

    * Battle Of Midway ends w/ win
    * Japanese vs. American Navy
    * World war II original - WWII


    The front page has a five column headline: "DEFENDERS OF MIDWAY FORCE JAPS TO RETREAT" with subhead. (see images)
    Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, generally in very nice condition.
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  • Transitor radio invention in 1949... Axis Sally...
    Item #702496
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 11, 1949

    * Early Transistor radios invention described
    * "Axis Sally" Mildred E. Gillars found guilty

    The top of page 50 has a one column heading: "TINY RADIOS MADE BY ARMED FORCES"
    The top of the front page has a two column heading: "'Axis Sally' Is Found Guilty; Sentence on... Read full description  
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  • UFO Craze of 1947... Roswell?....
    Item #702483
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 11, 1947

    * The famous UFO scare that was also during the time of the Roswell, New Mexico incident

    The top of page 10 has has two column heading: "'Flying Saucers' Flew in Fancy Long Ago" with lead-in: " We Scare Easily" (see images)
    Complete with 30 pages, light toning and minor wear at the... Read full description  
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  • 1981 Tom Petty concert advertisement...
    Item #702473
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 30, 1981

    * Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert ad
    * Performance at the Meadowlands Arena
    * "Hard Promises" album tour w/ Stevie Nicks
    * "Stop Draggin My Heart Around" song fame


    Page 67 has a full page advertisement for "TOM PETTY And The... Read full description  
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  • 1928 Charles Lindbergh Latin American tour...
    Item #702471
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 31, 1928

    * Charles Lindbergh & his "Spirit of St. Louis"
    * "Good Will Tour" of Latin American countries


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH RECEIVES HONORS AT CARACAS; THOUSANDS MOB CAR" with subheads and more. (see images) Coverage on Charles... Read full description  
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  • Woodstock music festival... Led Zeppelin concert ad...
    Item #702402
    THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 28, 1969

    * Woodstock music festival on Max Yasgur's farm
    * Letters to the editor with eyewitness accounts
    * Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
    * Third North American tour advertisement (summer)


    Starting on page 4 are seven letters to the editor commenting on their... Read full description  
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  • 1923 Chicago gangland war... Control for beer...
    Item #702355
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 24, 1923

    * Battle for the liquor - beer control
    * Chicago gangland wars
    * Mob boss Johnny Torrio era
    * Prohibition & great depression
    * Best title to be had - rare as such


    The front page has a great banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "JAIL 827 IN BIG BEER DRIVE"... Read full description  
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  • 1957 Richard E. Byrd death...
    Item #702351
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 12, 1957

    * Richard E. Byrd death
    * American naval officer
    * Arctic & Antarctica explorer
    * North & South Poles aviator


    The top of the front page has a six column headline: "ADMIRAL BYRD DIES" with subheads and photo. (see images)
    Complete with 38 pages, small binding holes along the spine, small library... Read full description  
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  • Death of Frank Sinatra, from the city where he lived & died...
    Item #702293
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 16, 1998 

    * Frank Sinatra death (1st report)
    * American singer and actor
    * "Ol' Blue Eyes" - Best publication ?


    The top center of the front page has a section featuring a color photo of Frank Sinatra with a 3 column head: "A Legend's Voice Is Silent", plus a photo of... Read full description  
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  • Hirohito death... Emperor of Japan...
    Item #702292
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 7, 1989

    * Death of Hirohito (1st report)
    * Emperor Showa of Japan
    * Longest reigning monarch


    Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Japan's Hirohito, 87, Dies After a Reign of 62 Years" with photo. (see images) Lengthy first report coverage continues on pages 4 & 5 with two more related... Read full description  
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  • "Cream" farewell tour in 1968....
    Item #702254
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 24, 1968

    * David Peel & The Lower East Side Band
    * "Have a Marijuana" debut album advertisement
    * CREAM British rock band - Spectrum concert ad
    * Eric Clapton - Ginger Baker - Jack Bruce


    Page 33 has a 6 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "CREAM" for there upcoming... Read full description  
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  • 1939 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia....
    Item #702252
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 17, 1939

    * Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
    * Adolf Hitler occupation of Czechoslovakia
    * Slovakia Independence - Pre World War II


    The top of the front page has a four column headline: "SLOVAKIA NOW HITLER 'PROTECTORATE'" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues... Read full description  
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  • Washington Redskins win 1942 NFL championship...
    Item #702251
    THE BOSTON POST, December 14, 1942

    * Washington Redskins win NFL title
    * NFL football championship game
    * Chicago Bears upset (1st report)
    * Sammy Baugh vs. Sid Luckman


    The sport's section (page 16) has a two column heading: "Redskins Blaze Over Bears, 14-6" with subheads and starting roster. (see images) A side note:... Read full description  
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  • Korean War death marches told...
    Item #702235
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1953

    * North Korean War death marches
    * POWs freed - tells of atrocities


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FREED U.N. CAPTIVES TELL OF CRUELTIES ON 'DEATH MARCHES'" and subheads. (see)
    Complete with 58 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
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  • Graf Zeppelin's polar flight...
    Item #702234
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 27, 1931

    * LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin - rigid airship
    * Polar flight - Arctic


    The top of page has a one column heading: "ZEP OVER FRANZ JOSEF LAND ON ARCTIC FLIGHT" with subhead and related map. (see images) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
    Other news, sports and... Read full description  
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  • Operation Hailstone... Truk Island attacked....
    Item #702158
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 18, 1944

    * Operation Hailstone - Truk Island (Chuuk)
    * World War II - WWII


    The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "TRUK ATTACKED BY STRONG U. S. SEA-AIR FORCES" with subheads and related map. (see) First report coverage on "Operation Hailstone" which was a massive naval air... Read full description  
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  • 1st movie preview of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"...
    Item #702144
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1939

    * Original "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" review
    * James Stewart & Jean Arthur - Frank Capra
    * Political comedy-drama film - movie


    Page 27 has the first movie review by the Times of what is considered one of the greatest films of all time and what made Jimmy Stewart a major movie... Read full description  
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  • 2008 financial crisis... - Federal regulators take over IndyMac...  The largest bank failure in history (to-date)...

    2008 financial crisis...

    Item #702128
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 12, 2008

    * Fed. regulators take over IndyMac
    * Financial crisis of 2007-2008
    * Wall Street and the L.A. region in panic


    The front page has: "Federal regulators seize crippled IndyMac Bank", with subheading: "A run on the Pasadena thrift ends in one of the biggest financial failures ever. Doors will reopen Monday".... Read full description  
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  • 2008 financial crisis...  - Federal regulators take over IndyMac...  Largest bank failure to-date...

    2008 financial crisis...

    Item #702126
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 12, 2008

    * Fed. regulators take over IndyMac
    * Financial crisis of 2007-2008
    * Wall Street and the L.A. region in panic


    The front page has: "Federal regulators seize crippled IndyMac Bank", with subheading: "A run on the Pasadena thrift ends in one of the biggest financial failures ever. Doors will reopen Monday".... Read full description  
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  • 2008 Financial crisis... - Federal Government takes over Fannie May & Freddie Mac...

    2008 Financial crisis...

    Item #702120
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sep. 8, 2008

    * Fed. Gov. takes over Fannie May & Freddie Mac
    * Financial crisis of 2007-2008
    * Wall Street is in a panic


    The front page has: "U.S. seizes mortgage titans in multibillion-dollar rescue", with subheading: "The move averts potential global turmoil, Treasury secretary says." The coverage includes... Read full description  
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  • Newspaper printed on plastic...
    Item #702110
    PLASTTRADING PALETTE, The Netherlands, June 12-22, 1963  This is a very curious & perhaps experimental or promotional newspaper printed entirely on plastic.
    It was done by a plastics firm in The Netherlands to show how versatile plastic could be--it could even be used for printing newspapers. The "newspaper" appears to be an in-house... Read full description  
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  • St. Louis Cardinals win 1944 World Series of baseball...
    Item #702108
    THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TGIMES, Pennsylvania, October 10, 1944

    * 1944 World Series (game 6)
    * St. Louis Cardinals vs. St. Louis Browns
    * Championship game (final)
    * World War II - WWII era


    The top of page 14 has a six column heading: "Cardinals Regain World Championship" with subheads, 2 photos, box scores and inning by... Read full description  
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  • 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition opens...
    Item #702105
    SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, 6 A.M. EXPOSITION EXTRA, Feb. 18, 1939

    * Golden Gate International Exposition opens
    * Treasure Island (artificial) - World's Fair


    The front page has a seven column headline: "LET'S GO! FAIR'S OPEN" with subheads. (see images) Much more inside with full page pictorials. I suspect this... Read full description  
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  • 1913 Emma Goldman evicted from San Diego
    Item #702101
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 21, 1913

    * Emma Goldman eviction from S.D.
    * Anarchist political activist - anarchy
    * San Diego free speech fight


    The front page has a three column pictorial with headline: "ANARCHISTS DECLARE THEY WILL RETURN TO SAN DIEGO" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition... Read full description  
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  • 1929 McAlester, Oklahoma coal mine disaster....
    Item #702092
    LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, December 18, 1929 

    * McAlester, Oklahoma mining disaster 
    * Old Town Mine
     

    The front page has a three column headline: "47 BODIES RECOVERED AFTER OKLAHOMA MINE EXPLOSION" with subhead. (see) 1st report coverage on the explosion at the Old Town mine in McAlester,... Read full description  
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  • 1969 review of the Rolling Stones days after their Madison Square Garden performances...
    Item #702091
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, December 4, 1969

    * The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969
    * Madison Square Garden concert review
    * "History's first mystic rock and roll tour "
    * Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor


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  • A newspaper report of The Rapture...
    Item #702088
    THE LAST NEWS - Tomorrows' Headlines Today.  There is no date or city of publication. 

    * Gospel Tract Society publication 
    * 20th-century apocalyptic ephemera

    The dateline simply states "Whorl Wide Coverage" "Weather: Storm Clouds" and "Midnight Message".
    This is a publication of the Gospel Tract Society out of Independence, Missouri.... Read full description  
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  • Battle of Kasserine Pass... Tunisia Campaign...
    Item #702080
    FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 26, 1943

    * Battle of Kasserine Pass - Tunisia Campaign - Africa
    * 1st major battle between American & German forces


    The front page has a nice headline: "ALLIES HOLD KASSERINE PASS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Coverage on the Battle of Kasserine Pass during the Tunisia... Read full description  
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  • St. Louis Browns Win 1944 Pennant...
    Item #702077
    THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, October 3, 1944

    * St. Louis Browns win AL pennant
    * Future Baltimore Orioles


    This 12 page newspaper has headlines on page 10: "St. Louis Baseball Capital Of World During Classic" and "Browns' Stock Booms Because Of First Flag" which tells of the St. Louis Browns winning... Read full description  
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  • The Grateful Dead in 1970....
    Item #702074
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 12, 1970

    * Grateful Dead concert at Ungano's Night Club
    * Also performances at the Fillmore East as well
    * Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan


    Page 36 has an advertisement for upcoming gigs at the Ungano's Night Club including a Feb. 12th performance by ... Read full description  
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