1949 World Series of baseball...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 8, 1949



* 1947 World Series of baseball (game 3)

* New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

* 1st of 5 Championships in a row for Yanks



This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "YANKS TOP DODGERS WITH 3-RUN 9TH, 4-3, FOR 2-1 SERIES LEAD", "Mize's Pinch Single, Scoring 2, Routs Branca--Coleman's... See More  

Flight 537 airplane disaster....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, November 1, 1949 



* Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 disaster

* Douglas DC-4 airplane crash

* Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport



The front page has a four column headline: "Believe 53 Killed In Mid-Air Crash" with subheads. 1st report coverage on the Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 disaster at Washington D.C.

Other news of the day. Complet... See More  

Israel hits 1,000,000 population...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 21, 1949



* State of Israel hits 1,000,0000

* Jewish - Jews - Judaica



This 46 page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one column headline on page 5: "Israel Jewish Population Increases to 1,000,000".



Tells of the population of the newly acquired Jewish state hitting the one million mark. Although a small report, it is still a 1st report.



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Leon Hart wins Heisman Trophy...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 8, 1949



* Leon Hart wins Heisman Trophy

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* NCAA college football



This 40 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 32 that include: "Hart May Command Top Price For Turning Pro" and more (see images).



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Minor margin wear, otherw... See More  

David Ben-Gurion - "Jerusalem was, is, and always will be Israel's Capital"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 14, 1949



* Premier David Ben-Gurion's statement to the Knesset

* Jerusalem is, was and will always be the Capital of Israel

* Transfer of official offices to Jerusalem accelerated



The front page has a three-line, one-column heading: "ISRAEL OS SPEEDING TRANSFERS TO MAKE JERUSALEM CAPITAL," with one of the 3 subheads stating: "Premier Says He ... See More  

AAFC All-Star football game....

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., sport's section only, December 18, 1949



* All-America Football Conference All-Star game

* Shamrock Bowl - Cleveland Browns

* Last ever AAFC game



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "ALL-STAR GRIDDERS DEFEAT CLEVELAND IN CHARITY BATTLE" with subhead. (see)

Other sporting news of the day. Complete sport's section only wit... See More  

Hyndman PA fire... town destroyed by a Christmas tree fire...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, December 26, 1949 



* Hyndman Pennsylvania PA fire (1st report) 



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Town Swept by Christmas Tree Fire" and "Business District and Home Destroyed". This tells of the fire that almost destroyed the entire town of Hyndman, Pennsylvania.



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Prepare for the coming rapture...

CITY DAILY NEWS--Extra, "Almost Any Time" "Day Or Night Edition".  This is a curious little newspaper printed by the "Faithful Words Publishing Company, St. Louis.

The banner headline: "THOUSANDS MISSING" with other heads; "City Awakens To Discover Many Citizens Have Disappeared" "Lord's Return Suggested As Explanation" "All Ban... See More  

The Brink's bank robbery...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Jan. 18, 1950 



* Great Brinks Robbery 

* 1st report (Boston MA) 

* Over 2 Million $$$$



The front page has a three column, two line head: "Gang Robs Armored Truck Firm of 'Over $1,000,000' ". Just above this headline and report is a photo with the caption beginning: "At the scene of $1,000,000 robbery..." (se... See More  

India's Constitution announced... Independence realized...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, MA, January 24 & 25, 1950 (a two-issue set)  Although India's Independence was guaranteed as of 1947, it did not become a reality until January 26, 1950, when its Constitution became official. This two issue set contains details regarding the Constitution (inside, with photo), the declaration of the former king stepping down from power, and the a... See More  

Truman orders creation of the hydrogen bomb...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 1, 1950 



* Hydrogen bomb - Thermonuclear weapon

* Harry S. Truman research announcement



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "TRUMAN ORDERS HYDROGEN BOMB BUILT FOR SECURITY PENDING AN ATOMIC PACT; CONGRESS HAILS STEP; BOARD BEGINS JOB" with related subheads and a related photo. (see images)

Complete with all 54 pages, rag edition, a litt... See More  

Air-to-Air rocket weapon...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1950



* Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket

* "Mighty Mouse" - United States Navy



Page 14 has a two column heading: "New Air-to-Air Rocket Developed by Navy; Folding Fin Is Used to Help Speed in Combat" with related photo. (see) First report coverage on the introduction of the Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket. I suspect this is one of the few publ... See More  

1950 Rockville Centre Station disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 19, 1950 



* Rockville Centre Station disaster 

* Long Island railroad 

* Trains crash 



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LONG ISLAND TOLL 29 DEAD, 79 HURT; MOTORMAN IS HELD" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues inside with 2 related photos. (see) Nice to have in this famous New York City newspaper.

Other new... See More  

1950 Minneapolis, Minnesota Airplane crash...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 8, 1950



* Minneapolis, Minnesota

* Airplane airliner crash

* Martin 202 aircraft



This 54 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:



* 15 DEAD AS AIRLINER CRASHES INTO HOUSE

* Two Children at Television Set in Minneapolis Are Killed and 13 on Plane



Tells of the Northwest Airlines plane which struck a flag pole and then crashed into ... See More  

Music composer Kurt Weill death...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 4, 1950



* Kurt Weill death

* German music composer

* The Threepenny Opera



Page 29 has one column headlines: "Kurt Weill Dead; Composer, Was 50", "Wrote Music for One Touch of Venus, Lady in the Dark and Other Broadway Hits", "Also Turned Out Operas", "Der Protagonist and Tsar Has Himself Photographed His Best Know... See More  

Baltic Sea Cold war incident in 1950....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 12, 1950  This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "SOVIET FLIERS FIRE ON U.S. AIRPLANE OVER BALTIC AREA" "Moscow Charges a B-29 Was in Latvian Territory and Opened the Attack" and more with related map. (see) Tells of the Baltic Sea Incident during the Cold War.



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Green Hornet Trolley Disaster in 1950...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 1950



* Green Hornet Trolley Disaster (1st report)

* Chicago street car & gas truck collision



This 60 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "33 GO TO FLAMING DEATHS IN HEAD-ON CRASH OF STREETCAR AND BIG GAS TRUCK" with subhead and photo of the horrific scene. (see) Tells of the Green Hornet trolley dis... See More  

Green Hornet Trolley Disaster in 1950...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, May 26, 1950



* Green Hornet Trolley Disaster (1st report)

* Chicago street car & gas truck collision

* Great issue for display



This 48 page newspaper has a great two line banner headline on the front page: "TRAM HITS GAS TRUCK; 33 PERISH IN FLAMES" with subheads and photo of the wrecked trolley. (see) Also a full back page pictorial of the ... See More  

Largest MLB winning margin.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 9, 1950



* Boston Red Sox

* Biggest lopsided game

* MLB baseball



This 50 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 33: "Red Sox Overwhelm Browns Second Day in Row, Set 4 Major League Records" with subheads. (see)



Tells of the largest winning margin in Major League Baseball history.



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with a... See More  

Most home runs in MLB game...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 24, 1950 This 30 page newspaper has various headlines on page 8 that include: "Yankees Lose" "Tigers Beat Bombers in 9th, 10-9, As 11 Homers Set Big League Mark" and more with box scores. (see)



Tells of the game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees in which 11 home runs were hit setting a new MLB baseball record for most in a... See More  

Flight 2501 airplane disaster...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, June 26, 1950 



* Northwest Airlines 

* Flight 2501 disaster 

* DC-4 airliner airplane 



This 32 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "WRECKED PLANE FOUND" with smaller subheads. (see)



Tells of the Northwest Airlines Flight 2501 DC-4 airplane disaster over Lake Michigan. At the time, it was the dea... See More  

Young evangelist Bill Graham prays with the president Truman...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 15, 1950



* Young evangelist Billy Graham's 1st White House visit

* Prays with President Harry Truman at the White House 

* Would become the spiritual advisor to several Presidents



Buried on page 11 is the historic, but rather inconspicuous report: "President and Evangelist Pray in the White House", followed by a brief description of the... See More  

First African American to serve as governor of the United States Virgin Islands, as a federal judge, and as a federal appellate judge...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1950  Page 50 has a small and somewhat inconspicuous article headed: "NEGRO JUDGE CONFIRMED" "Senate Unanimously Approves Hastie for Appeals Bench". William Henry Hastie was the first African American to serve as governor of the United States Virgin Islands, as a federal judge, and as a federal appellate judge.

I suspect this is one of the few pub... See More  

Operation Magic Carpet...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 21, 1950



* Operation Magic Carpet

* Jewish - Judaica - Israel

* Yemen



This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 6: "Mass Move to Israel Virtually Dissolves Jewish Communities in Eight Countries". This tells of the massive move of numerous Jewish communes to Israel.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout.... See More  

Ransom E. Olds death... in a Detroit paper....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 27, 1950



* Ransom Eli Olds death (1st report)

* Father of the American automobile

* From the capital of the car industry



This 40+ Sunday newspaper has a one headline on the front page: "Auto Pioneer R.E. Olds Dies at 86" with subhead. 1st report coverage on the death of automobile pioneer, Ransom Eli Olds. Reporting continues on p... See More