Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #709892CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 9, 1935
* Movement to boycott the Berlin Olympics
* Jewish Holocaust - plight of the Jews
* Adolph Hitler & Nazi Germany
* Amateur Athletic Union votes for participation
There was considerable controversy in the United States preceding the 1936 Olympics as to whether the games should be boycotted due... Read full description -
Item #709882THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, May 10, 1915
* RMS Lusitania torpedoed and sunk
* Cunard Line passenger ocean liner
The front page headline of this bi-weekly newspaper announces: "GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS VESSEL AND TAKES TOLL OF 1,198 LIVES" with subheads: "LUSITANIA ATTACKED AND SENT TO BOTTOM OF SEA WITHOUT... Read full description -
Item #709874THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, January 3, 1967
* Jack Ruby dies while waiting on death row...
* Hard-to-find same-day reporting
* Slayer of Lee Harvey Oswald... assassin of JFK
The front page reports of the death of Jack Ruby, which includes a photo, supporting text, and the 3-column, 2-line headline: "Death... Read full description -
Item #709869THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 21, 1938
* David Sarnoff announces home television
* RCA - Radio Corporation of America invention
* Home entertainment about to modernize - TV
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Television Ready for Home; Sets to Go on Sale by Spring" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 30... Read full description -
Item #709867THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 8, 1940
* Booker T. Washington
* First African-American on a postage stamp
* Philatelic, stamp collecting interest
Page 16 has a somewhat discrete report announcing what would be the first African-American to appear on a United States postage stamp, the article is headed: ... Read full description -
Item #709864THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 13, 1948
* Babe Ruth on his death bed ?
* New York Yankees baseball icon
The front page has a two line, two column heading on the front page: "Babe Ruth's Condition Improves; Well-Wishers' Messages Pour In". Inside photo shows several coaches and players from the Boston... Read full description -
Item #709863THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1937
* Guglielmo Marconi death (1st report)
* Wireless telegraphy inventor
The front page has one column headings that include: "MARCONI IS DEAD OF HEART ATTACK", "Wireless Inventor Succumbs at His Home in Rome at the Age of 63" "HIS CAREER STARTED AT 21" "He Patented His... Read full description -
Item #709860THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, January 6, 1929
* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder
* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "STAGE ALL SET FOR OPENING OF 'VOODOISM TRIAL" with subhead. (see)
Complete 1st section only with all 14 pages, light toning and a little wear at the... Read full description -
Item #709858CHICAGO SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, July 21, 1974
* Turkish Invasion of Cyprus (1st report)
* Greek and Turkish Cypriots violence
* Turkey vs. Island of Cyprus & Greece
The front page has a nice headline: "Turks seize route into Cyprus capital" with subhead and related map. (see images) More related reports inside.
130+ pages, a few... Read full description -
Item #709856THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 2, 1961
* Houston Oilers vs. Los Angeles Chargers (AFL)
* American Football League Championship Game
* First season for Oilers as a professional team
The front page of the sport's section has a five column heading: "Blanda Passes Houston to 1st AFL Title" with 3 related photos, one showing George... Read full description -
Item #709855CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 12, 1934
* Saylesville, Rhode Island mill riot
* General Textile Strike of 1934
The top of the front page has nice banner headline: "TEXTILE BATTLE WOUNDS 142" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Five related photos are on the back page with heading.
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great... Read full description -
Item #709838THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1931
* Billy Burke wins 1931 U.S. Open of golf
* Inverness Club - Toledo, Ohio
* 72-hole playoff vs. George Von Elm
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BURKE WINS U.S. OPEN, DEFEATING VON ELM BY STROKE AT TOLEDO" with subheads. (see images) Much more in the sport's section.
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Item #709837CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, December 4, 1974
* RB Archie Griffin
* Ohio State Buckeyes
* 1st Heisman Trophy
The sport's section (page 159) has a heading: "Heisman Trophy goes to Ohio States Griffin" with photo list of past winners. (see images) Another related article about Griffin is on page 155. First report coverage on Ohio State... Read full description -
Item #709777THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 10, 1979
* No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future
* Musicians United for Safe Energy MSG Advertisement
* Tom Petty - Jackson Browne - Bruce Springsteen & more
The back page has a nice advertisement for upcoming "No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a... Read full description -
Item #709776THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 21, 1974
* The Charlie Daniels Band concerts ad
* "Fire on the Mountain" album release
* "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" song fame
Page 89 has a nice full page advertisement for "The Charlie Daniels Band" concerts at the Capital Theater and Felt... Read full description -
Item #709773CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 10, 1929
* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Witch Murder trial
* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire convicted
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "PLEADS RIGHT TO KILL 'WITCH'; IS GIVEN LIFE TERM" with subhead. Related photo is on the back page. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, rag... Read full description -
Item #709772CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 10, 1929
* St. Valentine's Day massacre investigation
* Al "Scarface" Capone subpoenaed
* Best title to be had - very rare as such
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "AL CAPONE GETS 8 MORE DAYS TO REGAIN HEALTH" with subhead. (see images)
When it comes to gangsters,... Read full description -
Item #709769THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1943
* Marshall Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto killed
* Imperial Japanese Navy - combined fleet commander
* Attack on Pearl Harbor and Battle of Midway leader
* World War II - Pacific War
The front page has a one column heading: "JAPANESE ADMIRAL KILLED IN COMBAT" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 40... Read full description -
Item #709766THE DETROIT NEWS, October 4, 1951
* Bobby Thomson home run (1st report)
* New York Giants - MLB baseball
* "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
The front page of the sport's section (pg. 61) has a banner heading: "Giants Can Do the Herculean--Giants Do" with photo of Thomson waving to the crowd. the following page has... Read full description -
Vanessa Williams loses Miss America crown....
Item #709745LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 20, 1984
* Miss America Vanessa Williams
* First black Woman to win crown
* Penthouse magazine nude photos scandal
* San Ysidro McDonald's massacre
* San Diego, California mass shooting
* James Huberty - mass murder
The front page has a banner headline: "There She Goes: Miss America" with subhead and... Read full description -
Item #709743CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 29, 1924
* Predicting World War II ?
* Japan and United States
* Attack on Pearl Harbor ?
front page has a banner headline predicting the future war ?: "JAPS ADMIT U. S. WAR FEAR" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. The attack on Pearl Harbor was still 17 years away
Complete with 36 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #709741THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 29, 1931
* Gladewater, Gregg & Upshur County, Texas
* Sinclair No. 1 Cole oil well explosion disaster
The front page has a two column heading: "Oil Gusher Explodes; Flames Kill 14 Men" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #709738CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 21, 1939
* Battle of Suomussalmi
* Winter War - Finland
* Soviet Union - Soviets
* World War II - Finns
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BATTLE IN ARCTIC; 22 BELOW" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #709733THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1930
* Robert H. Goddard - Early rockets - rocketry
* 1st photo of Charles Lindbergh Jr. ?
Page 27 has a one column heading: "GUGGENHEIM BACKS ROCKET SKY-STUDY" with subheads. (see images)
Page 3 has a photo of newly born Charles Lindbergh Jr. This could be the earliest photo of him in any... Read full description -
Item #709731CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 13, 1941
* Abe Reles death - Murder Inc. hitman
* "The Canary Who Could Sing, But Couldn't Fly."
* Gambino Crime family - Albert Anastasia informant
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GANG INFORMER IN MURDER CASE FALLS TO DEATH" with subhead and small photo of Reyes.... Read full description -
Item #709727CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Dec. 24, 1939
* Anthony Fokker death w/ photo
* Dutch airplane - aviation pioneer
* "The Flying Dutchman"
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "FOKKER'S BODY WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO HOLLAND" with subhead and small photo. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 10 pages, rag edition... Read full description -
Item #709725THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1929
* Aviator Charles Lindbergh
* Ancient Mayan Civilization
* Airplane exploration - findings
The front page has a two column heading: "Lost Mayan City Discovered by Lindbergh; Yucatan 'Find' Led Him to Air Photography" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages,... Read full description -
Item #709652THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1947
* Anti-Jewish riots in Britain (pogrom)
* re. The Sergeants affair
* Manchester & Liverpool
* Anti-semitism - Jews
The top of page 7 has a two column heading: "Mob Attacks on Jews in Britain Continue; Liverpool Police Active to Halt Outbreaks" with subhead. (see images)
The top of page 6 has a one... Read full description -
Item #709651THE DETROIT NEWS, July 20, 1951
* King Abdullah I of Jordan
* Al-Aqsa Mosque assassination
* Old City of Jerusalem
The front page has a great banner headline: "ASSASSIN KILLS BRITISH PUPPET ABDULLAH" with subheads and photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 52 pages, rag edition in nice condition. Small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #709650THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 2, 1932
* Democratic National Convention
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR
* 1st of 3 nominations
* Best title to be had ?
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ROOSEVELT NOMINATED IN STAMPEDE; PICK GARNER TODAY FOR SECOND PLACE" with subheads and photo. (see images) Nice... Read full description -
Item #709649CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 12, 1933
* Free State of Prussia takeover - seizure
* Adolph Hitler & Hermann Goering
* Third Reich in the beginning - Nazis
The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "HITLER IS MADE HEAD OF PRUSSIA; RULE EXTENDED" with subhead and small photo of Hermann Goering. (see images) Hitler was... Read full description -
Item #709648THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 21, 1937.
* Nanjing - Canton & Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "OUR ENVOYS QUIT NANKING AS CITY AWAITS AIR RAIDS" with subheads. (see images) More on page 10.
Complete with all 52 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #709618LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 13, 1989
* "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers"
* Best Grand Opening Day movie advertisement
* Slasher horror film - Donald Pleasence
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers" and perhaps no better newspaper could be... Read full description -
Item #709617LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 9, 2000
* Music City Miracle
* Tennessee Titans
* NFL Football playoffs
* vs. Buffalo Bills
The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Titanic Call Sinks Bill" with subhead and a few related photos. (see images)
Complete 1st and sport's sections with a total of 44 pages, nice condition. -
Item #709616CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE., July 19, 1928
* Alvaro Obregon assassination
* Mexican Revolution general
* President of Mexico
The front page has a great banner headline: "SEIZE 20 FOR OBREGON PLOT" with subheads. (see images) Two related photos on the back page. Coverage on the assassination of General Alvaro Obregon, president of... Read full description -
Item #709614THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1945
* Attack on Kure (March 1945) - Japan
* United States Navy aircraft carriers
* World War II - WWII air raid
The front page has a banner headline: "CARRIERS BLAST JAPANESE FLEET IN LAIR" with subheads. (see images)
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Item #709609THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April. 7, 1909
* Emma Goldman without a country
* Anarchist political activist - anarchy
The top of the front has a three column headline: "Neither Country Seems To Want Emma Goldman" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard... Read full description -
Item #709607THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 26, 1964
* Mississippi Civil Rights workers disappear
* James Chaney - Philadelphia MS
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "75 SAILORS JOIN MISSISSIPPI HUNT" with subheads and related photo. (see images) This was a notable civil rights-related murder. Their... Read full description -
Item #709606THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 13, 1964
* St. Augustine movement - Florida
* "We Shall Overcome" (song) march
* Martin Luther King Jr. in jail
* Civil Rights Act of 1964 prelude
The front page has a one column heading: "Negroes March In St. Augustine As Police Watch" with subhead. (see images) The historic... Read full description -
Item #709603THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1976
* Marquette Park rallies - Chicago race riots
* Racially charged violence - Negroes vs. whites
The front page has a heading: "HOW THE BATTLE FOR WHITE POWER TOUCHED OFF A BORDER WAR" (see images) Beginning on pages 12 & 13 is a report... Read full description -
Item #709602THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 25, 1976
* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* "The Song Remains the Same" concert film
* Opening day MSG movie advertisement
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - upcoming area concerts ad
Page 53 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "The Song Remains the... Read full description -
Item #709599LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 3, 1987
* Penn State Nittany Lions wins title
* NCAA college football championship
* Fiesta Bowl vs. Miami Hurricanes
The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Penn State Picks Off Miami, 14-10" with subhead: "Testaverde Intercepted Five Times" and two related photos to the... Read full description -
Item #709511ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, Nov. 15, 1936
* San Francisco--Oakland Bay Bridge opens
The front page of this section has two photos related to opening of this famous bridge
Other topics throughout. Complete rotogravure section only with all 6 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
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Item #709507THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 14, 1929
* North Platte, Nebraska
* Racial exodus - riot
* Negroes - blacks
* Murder & racism
Page 20 has a one column heading: "Negroes Flee Town Before Before Mob's Threats" with subheads. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along... Read full description -
Item #709500THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, June 11, 1977
* James Earl Ray escapes prison
* Martin Luther King Jr. murderer
The front page has headline that reads: "Massive manhunt under way for Ray" with photo. (see images) More on page 2.
Complete with 30+ pages, a few small binding holes along the spine/1st column, good condition. -
Item #709499THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1933
* End of Prohibition in Tennessee
* Beer - liquor returns
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TENNESSEE VOTES FOR REPEAL WETS WINNING IN CITIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the state of Tennessee ratifying the repeal of prohibition. Always nice to have notable... Read full description -
Item #709498CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 13, 1934
* Woonsocket, Rhode Island mill riot
* General Textile Strike of 1934
The top of the front page has nice banner headline: "RIOT RAGES; ASK U.S. TROOPS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Related photo on page 2. Four more photos are on the back page with heading.
Complete with 32... Read full description -
Item #709468CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 17, 1940
* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain
* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a five column heading: "Germans Bomb Suburbs of London" with subheads. (see images) More on pages 2 & 3 with related photo and 2 maps. Always nice to have notable... Read full description -
Item #709456THE DETROIT NEWS, June 21, 1933
* End of Prohibition - repeal
* Iowa - Connecticut - New Hampshire
* Beer - liquor returns
The front page has a one column heading: "DRY IOWA JOIN REPEAL PARADE" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the states of Iowa, Connecticut and New Hampshire ratifying the repeal of... Read full description -
Item #709454THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1960
* Civil Rights Act signed into law
* President Dwight Eisenhower
The top of page 12 has one column heading: "EISENHOWER SIGNS CIVIL RIGHTS BILL" with photo of Ike signing the bill. (see images) First report coverage on President Dwight Eisenhower signing the 1960 Civil Rights Act into law.
Forty-eight... Read full description
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