Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #710204THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 17, 1979
* "Monty Python's Life of Brian" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* British religious satire comedy film
A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Monty Python's Life of Brian"
Page C11 has a 3/5 page advertisement for the opening day of the... Read full description -
Item #710202SPORT'S SECTION only of the New York Times, Sept. 6, 1925
* Bobby Jones wins his 2nd
* U.S. Amateur championships
* Oakmont Country Club - golf
The top of the front page of this section has a one column heading: "JONES KEEP TITLE, BEATING WATTS GUNN" with subheads and scores. (see images) First report coverage continues... Read full description -
Item #710200LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., July 15, 1968
* Hank Aaron home run #500
* Atlanta (Milwaukee) Braves
* Major league baseball
Within the sport's section (page 6) is a two column heading: "Wilson-Aaron Star As Astros Sweep Twin Bill" Text includes: I (see images) He would eventually end his career with the all-time home run record with... Read full description -
Item #710198NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, November 8, 1938
* Herschel Grynszpan, Polish Jew assassin
* Ernst vom Rath assassination
* Prelude to Kristallnacht "Night of Broken Glass"
The front page has a one column heading: "Shooting Spurs Ouster of Jews" (see) First report coverage on the shooting death of Ernst vom Rath by... Read full description -
Item #710196MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Minn., Sept. 13, 1945
* Manhattan Project comes to fruition
* Director physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer
* Post atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
* Japanese claim of radiation in deaths
The front page has a three column heading; "Accidental Find Prevents A-Bomb Earth-Poisoning" with... Read full description -
Item #710194NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Dec. 5, 1939
* Fritz Julius Kuhn sentenced
* Condemned to Sing Sing Prison
* German American Bund leader
* Indictment for embezzlement
* Madison Square Garden rally fame
* German-American Nazis
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "KUHN GETS FROM 2 1/2 TO 5 YEARS" with subheads... Read full description -
Item #710193THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Sept. 13, 1913
* William Jay Gaynor death
* New York City mayor - politician
* Assassination attempt photo fame
The front page has a one column heading: "Gaynor's Body Lies In State" with subheads. (see images)
Sixteen pages, light toning, some margin wear with a few small tears, should be... Read full description -
Item #710191THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., December 2, 1974
* TWA Flight 514 disaster
* Boeing 727-231 jet airplane
* Mount Weather, Virginia
The front page has a headline that reads: "Jet Crash Kills 92 Near Washington D.C." with subhead. Related photo on page 8. (see images) First report coverage on page 2 for the TWA Flight 514, Boeing... Read full description -
Item #710184CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Nov. 12, 1984
* Martin Luther King Sr. death w/ photo
* African-American Baptist pastor
* Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church
* Father of civil rights leader namesake
The front page has a nice headline: "MARTIN LUTHER KING SR. DIES" with photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 120 pages, tabloid size, good... Read full description -
Item #710183CHICAGO SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, July 22, 1974
* Turkish Invasion of Cyprus (1st report)
* Greek and Turkish Cypriots violence
* Turkey vs. Island of Cyprus & Greece
The front page has a few headlines: "U.S., Britain demand cease-fire" and "Turks rule Cyprus skies in bomb, rocket attack" with related photo. (see images) More... Read full description -
Item #710182CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 11, 1935
* Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks divorce
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "'DOUG' AND MARY DIVORCED" with subhead. First report coverage continues inside with related pictorial (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in very... Read full description -
Item #710181LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 2, 1993
* Alan Kulwicki airplane crash
* NASCAR Cup Series driver
* "Special K" "Polish Prince"
The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Kulwicki Presumed to Be Dead" with subhead and small photo. (see images)
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), nice condition.... Read full description -
Item #710116THE DETROIT NEWS, December 15, 1935
* Detroit Lions NFL football championship game (1st time)
* vs. New York Giants (Day of) - Best title to be had ? (rare)
The front page of the sport's section (page 21) has a one column heading: "Lions Are Set for Title Game" with subheads and lineups. Page 5 of this section has a... Read full description -
Item #710113LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 30, 1995
* Hall of Famer Derek Jeter
* New York Yankees shortstop
* MLB baseball debut game
Page 5 of the sport's section has a brief report under: "Around The Majors" that reads: "The New York Yankees called up shortstop Derek Jeter, their first-round pick in the June 1992 free-agent draft, from... Read full description -
Item #710110SAN JOSE MERCURY, California, Jan. 17, 1978
* Stanford University student Sally Ride
* Selected to be a possible future astronaut
* First American Woman to fly in space fame
* Future NASA space program icon w/ photo
The bottom of the front page has a four column heading: "3 Central Coast scientists on astronaut list" with a photo of a... Read full description -
Item #710097SAN JOSE MERCURY, Jan. 16, 1978
* Ted Bundy - American serial killer
* Women - young girls rapist - murderer
* Florida State University sorority house attack
Page 9 has a three column heading: "2 coeds strangled to death, 3 others injured in Florida" with lead-in: "Sorority house terror" and photo of one of his... Read full description -
Item #710094TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 24, 1942
* Evans Carlson's Makin Island raid
* World War II - U.S. Marines
* President Roosevelt's eldest son, James
The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. FLIERS KNOCK OUT JAP ATTACK ON AUSTRALIA" with subhead and two related photo. (see images) Coverage continues on page 3... Read full description -
Item #710093THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 29, 1927
* The Purple Gang - Jewish gangsters - Jews
* Criminal mob of bootleggers - hijackers
* Milaflores Massacre - shootings - murders
* 1st use of "Tommy gun" in Detroit underworld
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WAR DECLARED BY GAMBLERS, ASSERTS POLICE" with subheads. (see... Read full description -
Item #710091THE DETROIT NEWS, July 31, 1947
* The Sergeants affair hangings
* Anti-Jewish riots in Britain to occur
* Anti-semitism - British troops
The front page has a seven column heading: "Irgun Blasts Bodies of Britons" with subheads and related photo. (see images)
Complete in 56 pages, rag edition in nice condition. -
Item #710088THE DETROIT NEWS, December 1, 1930
* Mary Harris "Mother" Jones death w/ photo
* United Mine Workers organizer & more
The front page has a one column heading: "'MOTHER JONES IS DEAD AT 100" with subhead. (see images) Related photo on the back page. (see) First report coverage on the death of Mary Harris Jones, co-founder... Read full description -
Item #710073THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 4, 1969
* Woodstock music festival on Max Yasgur's farm
* Letters to the editor with eyewitness accounts
Starting on page 4 are three letters to the editor commenting on their experience at the Woodstock music festival just a few weeks earlier. (see images)
I... Read full description -
Item #710072CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 6, 1932
* John Philip Sousa death (1st report)
* American composer and conductor
* "The March King" - military marches
* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping
The front page has a one column heading: "Sousa Is Dead; Stricken After Talk at Dinner" First report coverage continues inside with... Read full description -
Item #710060LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 21, 1994
* O. J. Simpson murder case
* Pleads not guilty in double homicide
* Best title to be had ?
The top of the ftpg. has a two column headline: "Simpson Enters Plea of Not Guilty in Double Murder" with subhead and photo. More on page 18. Great to have in this famous L.A. publication.
Complete... Read full description -
Item #710057LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 5, 1997
* Best "Good Will Hunting" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Drama film - Robin Williams - Matt Damon
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Good Will Hunting" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the... Read full description -
Item #710055LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 3, 2002
* Best "Spider-Man" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Superhero - Toby Maguire - James Franco
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Spider-Man" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper... Read full description -
Item #710040THE BINNACLE, S.S. Ryndam, Feb. 18, 1927 Subtitled: "Published Daily at Sea by The Floating University." An interesting little "in-house" newspaper published on board the ship of this early floating university that traveled the world.
Four pages, lightly inked library stamp in an upper... Read full description -
Item #710029THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1931 This 100+ page newspaper has a one column editorial heading on page E1 (inside): "ROCKETING THROUGH SPACE". See photos for text.
Other news, sports and advertising of the day throughout. Light browning, some spine wear and little front page creasing, otherwise in good condition.
source: wikipedia:... Read full description -
Item #710027THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1932
* Phar lap - Australian thoroughbred racehorse
* New York Yankees capture AL pennant
Page 18 has a small one column heading: "Phar Lap Mounted in Yonkers; To Be Exhibited at Belmont" (see image)
Also page 17 has a five column heading that reads: "League... Read full description -
Item #710026LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 23, 1987
* R. Budd Dwyer suicide death
* Live television press conference
* Pennsylvania politician
The top of page 4 has a four column heading: "News Conference Scene of Suicide" with subhead and photo. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of R. Budd Dwyer live on television.
Complete with all... Read full description -
Item #710025THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1929
* Albert Einstein
* Theory of Relativity
The front page has one column headings that include: "EINSTEIN DISTRACTED BY PUBLIC CURIOSITY; SEEKS HIDING PLACE" "Double Widespread Interest in Theory, Which He Says Few Can Comprehend" "Thinks Effort 'Futile'"... Read full description -
Item #710020THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 19, 1973
* Very early Bruce Springsteen - NYC night club ad
* Prior to the official naming of the E Street Band
* The Allman Brothers Band - Dickey Betts
* American rock band concert advertisement
Page 57 under "cafes, clubs & coffee houses" is an... Read full description -
Item #710016THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 2, 1928
* Albert Fish kidnapping of Grace Budd
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria
* Frank Howard (alias) caught ?
Page 29 has a one column heading: "CASE OF BUDD GIRL SOLVED, POLICE... Read full description -
Item #710015THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1945
* Battle of Okinawa, Japan ending
* Dwight E. Eisenhower's welcome home
* Closing events of World War II
The front page has a banner headline: "MARINES SLASH TO OKINAWA TIP, SPLITTING FOE" with subheads.(see)
Also on the front page is: "WELCOME TO EISENHOWER IS CITY'S... Read full description -
Item #710014CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 4, 1929
* Wisconsin votes to repeal prohibition early
* Severson Act - enforcement bill repealed
* Public liquor - beer consumption allowed
The front page has a five column heading: "Wisconsin Votes Turns Prohibition Tide" with subheads. (see images) More on page 2. Lengthy text. This was 4... Read full description -
Item #710005LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 26, 1983
* Tennessee Williams death w/ photos
* American playwright and screenwriter
* "A Streetcar Named Desire" play
* "Cat on a Hot Tin Rook" "The Glass Menagerie"
The front page has a heading the reads: "Tennessee Williams, 71, Playwright, Dies in N.Y." with subhead and... Read full description -
Item #710004THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 23, 1952
* American Airlines Flight 6780 disaster
* Elizabeth City, New Jersey airplane crash
* First fatal wreck of a Convair 240 airliner
The front page has a five column photo of the crash site with heading: "Death Flies Into New Jersey Homes on Wings of Doomed Airliner" Also a one column heading: ... Read full description -
Item #710003THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 26, 1973
* Alice Cooper - "Billion Dollar Babies" tour
* American rock singer and songwriter
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
Page 61 has a nice full page advertisement for a "ALICE COOPER" concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.... Read full description -
Review of the musical Animal Crackers w/ The Marx Brothers...
Item #709992THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 24, 1928
* 1st review of the debut of Animal Crackers, featuring The Mark Brothers
* François Victor Alphonse Aulard death... 1st French historian of French Revolution
Page 29 has a one column heading: "PROF. AULARD DEAD; NOTED... Read full description -
Item #709985THE RECORD, Moore, Oklahoma, March 6, 1903 This is actually a "territorial" newspaper, as Oklahoma did not become a state until 1907, one of only 3 of the contiguous 48 to join the union in the 20th century (New Mexico & Arizona the other two).
This newspaper apparently only lasted a year, with no institutional holdings outside of Oklahoma.
... Read full description -
Item #709980LESLIE'S, New York, March 21, 1912 The prime feature of this issue is the very nice color cover, showing a woman playing croquet. This issue also features a very nice color back cover for "Grape-Nuts".
Also of interest is the nice doublepage centerfold which shows thirteen "Famous American Country Houses" including Vanderbilt's place at... Read full description -
Item #709969THE NORWICH SUN, Connecticut, May 3, 1939 The sports page has a two line, 2 column head: "Gehrig Benches Self--Bows Out After 2,130 Games In Row" with a nice article beginning: "For the first time since May 30, 1925, the New York Yankees played a major league baseball game yesterday without Lou Gehrig in the... Read full description -
Item #709959THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 17, 1931
* SS Viking sealing ship explosion disaster
* Film producer Varick Frissell
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BLAST SINKS SHIP IN ICY SEA" with subhead and small related map. Nice for display. Photo of the ship and heading is on the back page. (see images) First report coverage... Read full description -
Item #709958THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 14, 1983
* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
* Performance at the Ritz nightclub advertisement
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
* DJ Scratching - vinyl record turntable moving
Page 109 has a full page ad for various upcoming performances at the... Read full description -
Item #709956THE DETROIT NEWS, May 9, 1951
* Operation Greenhouse tests series
* Nuclear weapons - atomic bombs
* Enewetak Atoll - Pacific Ocean
The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Believe U. S. Tests A-Shell" (see images) This was when these tests were first made public.
Complete with 76 pages, rag edition in very nice... Read full description -
Item #709955CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 24, 1937
* Marie Prevost death w/ photos
* Hollywood film movie actress
* Silent and talking pictures
The front page has a one column heading: "Marie Prevost Found Dead in Her Aprtment" with small photo. Two more photos of her on page 13. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, rag edition... Read full description -
Item #709948SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass., Dec. 27, 1964
* Buffalo Bills vs. San Diego Chargers (AFL)
* American Football League Championship Game
The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "BILLS UNSEAT CHARGERS AS AFL CHAMPS" with subheads and stats. (see images) First report coverage continues on the... Read full description -
Item #709945THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., January 8, 1929
* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder
* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "'Powwow Doctor' Slew 'Witch' Witness Blurts Out on Stand'" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning and... Read full description -
Item #709944THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 27, 1964
* Mississippi Civil Rights workers disappear
* James Chaney - Philadelphia MS
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "FBI ARRESTS THREE IN THREAT TO KILL MISS. RIGHTS PAIR" with subheads. (see images) This was a notable civil rights-related murder. Their... Read full description -
Item #709942LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 11, 1985
* Orson Welles death (1st report)
* Actor - director - writer - producer
* Hollywood movie film - radio - theatre
* "War of the Worlds" & "Citizen Kane" fame
* Best title to be had ?
The bottom of the front page has a heading: "Orson Welles, Theatrical Genius, Found Dead at 70"... Read full description -
Item #709908THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 20, 1930
* Amelia Earhart autogyro flight
* Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
* First to carry a passenger
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "Miss Earhart Pilots Passenger In Autogiro" with subhead. (see images) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as... Read full description
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