Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 29, 1935 

* Jewish boxer Barney Ross wins boxing title
* World Welterweight Championship fight
* vs. Jimmy McLarnin at Madison Square Garden

The front page of the sport'… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 8, 1946

* Kidnapping and murder of Suzanne Degnan
* Killed before ransom - Chicago 6 year old girl
* William Heirens -  the "Lipstick Killer"

The top of the front page has a two… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 12 & 19 , 1981

* The week Madonna Louise Ciccone became "MADONNA"
* Extremely early Madonna events in social media
* Pre-solo & SOLO… more

DAILY WORLD, New York, Aug. 21, 1969

* Bobby Seale captured by the FBI
* Black Panther Party co-founder
* African American revolutionary 
* "Black Power" movement 

This publication, The World, represents

THE DAY, New London, Conn., May 8, 1931

* Francis 'Two Gun' Crowley captured
* American murderer and career criminal
* New York City Police Department shootout

The top of the front page has a one column… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 17, 2010

* Grim Sleeper - Southside murders
* Police release photos of many Women
* Possible victims of the killer ?
* Lonnie David Franklin Jr.
* Best title to be had 

The top of… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1954

* Creature from the Black Lagoon - Gill-man
* Opening day (2nd) advertisement for NYC
* 3D monster horror film - movie

Page 18 has an advertisement for the second day… more

Sunday edition CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Dec.16, 1990 

* Sinead O'Connor - Irish singer, songwriter & activist
* Cartoonish caricature with editorial - "Nothing Compares 2 U"

Often… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 29, 1978

* John Wayne Gacy arrest
* Serial "killer clown" exposed
* Bodies discovered in crawl space

Here is nice issue on the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago… more

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Jan. 26, 1992

* Early NIRVANA alternative grunge rock band 
* Nevermind's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" music video
* Curt Cobain - Dave Grohl - Krist… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Wednesday, March 18, 1931

* "Dracula" the movie - opening day
* Vampires - pre-code Bela Lugosi film
* Detroit premiere advertisement (2 days prior)

Page 20 has the opening day… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 7, 1942

* Battle of Bataan ending
* Allies surrendering to Japanese
* Philippines Campaign
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a nice banner headline in bold… more

NEW YORK POST, Nov. 21, 1941 

* Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann declaration
* Impending post world War II Jewish refugees 
* Jews to have a future homeland in Palestine ? 

The top of page 13 has a one… more

NEW YORK POST, Nov. 10, 1941 

* Winston Churchill's Mansion House speech 
* Declares England with fight against Japan 
* If they attack U.S. - World War II - WWII

The front page has a nice banner… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1949 

* Pope Pius XII's second encyclical 
* Jerusalem Israel & Palestine ordeal 
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica - Arabs 

The top of the front page has a two column heading:… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1949

* Republic of Ireland is born
* Leaves the British Commonwealth
* "First Freedom Day"

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Irish Hail Birth of Republic… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 11 only (Sunday edition), December 9, 1928

* George Bernard Shaw lecture
* Fabian Society - British socialist organization
* "The Future of Western Civilization"

The front… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 10, 1966 

* Civil Rights movement of the 1960's
* Southern "Jim Crow" segregation 

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "CIVIL RIGHTS BILL PASSED IN HOUSE BY… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 5, 1929

* New York Yankees "barnstorming" tour in the Southwest
* Babe Ruth & the Yanks at Waco, Texas for baseball game 
* German engine designer Karl Benz death (1st report)
*… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1947

* Manolete gored & killed - bullfighter
* Manual Laureano Rodriguez Sanchez
* Miura bull Islero - bullfighting
* Funeral & burial 

Page 12 has a one column heading: "Ma… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., March 13, 1956

* "Southern Manifesto"signing 
* United States Congress presentation
* Defense of White Supremacy - racism
* "Jim Crow" era of the Southern Democrats

The top

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Dec. 30, 1945

* Adolf Hitler & Eva Braun
* Last will and testament found
* Mystery child ? - suicide plans 

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display:… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 24, 1932

* January 28 Incident
* Shanghai, China
* Japanese offensive

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "HUGE JAP BOMB RAID FAILS" with subheads. A few… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 5, 1930

* Blenheim - Thoroughbred race horse
* Wins Epsom Derby - Surrey, England UK
* Owner Aga Khan III

The sport's section (page 19) has a banner headline: "500,000 See… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 26, 1948 

* Communists take over Czechoslovakia 
* Czechoslovak coup d'etat
* Soviet Union - Russia

The front page has a one column heading: "Czech Police Open Fire on… more

Sunday edition CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 30, 1990 

* West Coast hip-hop gangsta rap music 
* M.C. Hammer - Vanilla Ice and more 

Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 22, 1956

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Negroes hold meeting to continue 
* Ralph Abernathy & other key figures

This publication, The Worker, represents the official

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 1, 1980 

* Oregon State Hospital investigated expose
* 1975 film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

Near the bottom of the front page has a  heading: "Criminals Face Reality in… more

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, March 16, 1933  

* Early newspaper advertisement (eve)
* King Kong, the movie for opening day

The back page has a 8 1/2 x 6 inch advertisement for the opening day premiere of… more

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 31, 1942

* Battle of Milne Bay
* World War II - WWII
* Pacific theater campaign

The front page has a nice headline: "M'ARTHUR TRAPS JAPS IN MILNE BAY AMBUSH" with… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 26, 1933 

* Jewish persecution beginning 
* Nazi Germany gaining power 

The front page has a one column heading: "GERMAN JEWS FEAR RETURN OF OLD BONDAGE" with subhead. (see… more

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Oct. 26, 1986 

* Very early "Guns' N' Roses" & "Red Hot Chili Peppers"
* Hard "Sleaze-Rock & Alternative funk-punk music 
* Axl Rose - Slash -… more

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 14, 1999 

* Detroit rapper EMINEM album release party
* "Slim Shady" hip-hop - horrorcore rap music 
* Record label "Aftermath Entertainment"… more

NEW YORK TIMES, June 6, 1950  

* Colleges not permitted to discriminate based on race
* McLaurin vs. Oklahoma State Regents & more
* United States Supreme Court decisions

The top of the front page has a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 28, 1945

* "Navy Day" Central Park, New York City
* Post World War II military celebration
* President Harry S. Truman speeches & more

The front page has a nice banner… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1945 

* Creation of the United Nations - UN
* Collective security for global stability
* Post World War II universal human rights
* Institutionalized Humanitarianism

The top… more

CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 17, 2010

* Best "Tron: Legacy" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere 
* Walt Disney science fiction action

A terrific issue on the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 20, 1992 

* L.A. street gangs - Post-"The Watts Truce"
* The Bloods and the Crips rivalry ending ?

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Gangs Demand their… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES. Sept. 13, 1933 

* Jewish boxer Barney Ross w/ photo
* World lightweight boxing championship
* vs. Tony Canzoneri at Polo Grounds in NYC

The top of page 23 has a banner heading:… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 4, 1993 

* Snoop Doggy Dogg & first degree murder charge
* West Coast hip-hop gangsta & G-Funk Rapper 

Page 16 of section B has a four column heading: "Rap Star Faces Murder… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 12, 1981 

* Young Eve Marie Shahoian w/ photo
* Child classical vocalist prodigy
* Opera & jazz singer and songwriter 

The bottom of page has a heading: "10-Year-Old Must Be… more

PARADE magazine section only of the Detroit Free Press, Jan. 29, 1956

* Actress Lauren Bacall color cover photo
* Hollywood marriage with Humphrey Bogart

 The front page of this section has a nice… more

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., June 6, 1921

* Pueblo, Colorado flood disaster

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "TWO MORE FLOODS VISIT PUEBLO--100 BODIES FOUND PESTILENCE WORST… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Aug. 3, 1946 

* Battle of Athens, Tennessee 
* McMinn County War 
* Corrupt local government 
* World War II veterans - voting

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

DER TAGESSPIEGEL--Extra, Berlin, Germany Nov. 10, 1989 

* Fall of the Berlin Wall (early report)
* It is BEST to have reports from the city where an event occurred

This four page extra has a great full… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 3, 1977

* Hillside Strangler serial killings
* Best title to be had ? (rare as such)

The front page has a two column heading: "Police Phones Flooded With Tips on 'Hillside… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 28, 1978

* John Wayne Gacy arrest
* Serial "killer clown" exposed
* Bodies discovered in crawl space

Here is nice issue on the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago… more