The End of the Soviet Union is Declared...

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (front/A section only), Dec. 9, 1991  The front page has the historic heading: "Slavic States Call Soviet Union Dead, Form Commonwealth". This is accompanied by a large map showing the breakdown of the various portions of the former Soviet Union. Additional related articles are found on inside pages as well. Quite historic!

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Chiang Kai-shek heads for exile in 1949...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Jan. 22, 1949



* Fall of Peiping - modern day Beijing

* Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek

* Flees Nanking for Fenghua, Ningbo

* Republic of China (ROC) leader

* The Chinese Revolution of 1949



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "'Retirement' of Chiang May Hasten End of Chinese War" with subheads and related map. (see images)

C... See More  

Pete Rose named "Rookie of the Year" in 1963...

DAILY NEWS, New York City, Nov. 27, 1963



* Pete Rose named "Rookie of the Year"

* Cincinnati Reds "Charlie Hustle" legend

* Major League Baseball second baseman



Page 22 has a heading: "Reds' Rose Voted NL's Rookie of '63, Hunt 2d" with photo. (see images)

Complete with all 28 pages, tabloid size, Nice condition.



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1988 AEROSMITH w/ Guns N' Roses concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 12, 1988



* Aerosmith - American hard rock band advertisement

* Front man Steven Tyler & guitarist Joe Perry

* "Permanent Vacation" album tour concert

* Giants Stadium w/ Guns N' Roses & Deep Purple



Page 84 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "AEROSMITH" concert with Guns N'... See More  

1980 "RUDE BOY" w/ The Clash opening day film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 2-8, 1980



* "RUDE BOY" w/ The Clash film advertisement

* Opening day movie premiere in New York City

* Punk rock band scene in the United Kingdom 

* Actor Ray Grange - rockumentary - counterculture 



Page 45 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming opening day showing of "RUDE BOY&qu... See More  

1980 "The Shining" opening day review w/ ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 2, 1980



* Opening day premiere film review 

* "THE SHINING" movie advertisement

* Jack Nicholson psychological horror

* Director Stanley Kubrick - Stephen King book



Page 42 has the opening day review for the film "THE SHINING" with heading: "A Hatchet Job" and related photo. An... See More  

1980 "UNION CITY" w/ Blondie World premiere advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 17, 1980



* "Union City" film advertisement

* World premiere in New York City

* Neo-noir crime mystery movie

* Singer/actress Deborah Harry (Blondie)



Page 51 has a 9 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the upcoming World premiere showing of "UNION CITY" in New York City. (see images)

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1989 LL Cool J ... new-school hip hop rap music...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 28, 1986



* Rapper and actor "LL Cool J" editorial

* New-school hip hop pioneer - rap music



Page 75 has an editorial by Barry Walters on the iconic pioneer of new School hip hop. The heading reads: "For Those About to Rock" with photo of LL Cool J. (see images)

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1988 "Judas Priest" & "AC/DC concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 5, 1988



* Judas Priest - English heavy metal band 

* "Ram It Down" "Mercenaries of Metal" tour

* Robert Halford - Ian Hill - Glenn Tipton

* AC/DC rock band concert advertisement

* Madison Square Garden MSG performance 



Page 66 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming performances b... See More  

1988 "BIG" & "FUNNY FARM" opening day advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 7, 1988



* "Big" & "FUNNY FARM" film advertisements

* Grand Opening Day premiere showings

* Fantasy comedy movie - actor Tom Hanks

* Chevy Chase - Madolyn Smith Osbourne



Page 54 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of "BIG" 

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1989 "ELVIS COSTELLO" performance advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 8, 1989



* "Elvis Costello" concert performance

* English singer - songwriter and more 

* "Palladium" nightclub advertisement 



Page 66 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "ELVIS COSTELLO" performance at the Palladium nightclub in Manhattan. (see image)

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1965 Village Voice placard... Jules Feiffer...

Here is what I believe to be a placard advertisement for the Greenwich Village publication "Village Voice" with a focus on the weekly cartoon by the famed Jules Feiffer. A written date on the back reads: "Feb. 25, 1965" which means this was from the beginning of the counterculture movement in America. I searched the internet to try to find a similar item and nothing comes up. I... See More  

1915 Sinking the RMS Lusitania tensions...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 17, 1915



* Sinking of the RMS Lusitania investigation

* German U-boats terror - British ocean liner



The front page has a one column heading: "LUSITANIA BOATS NOT AVAILABLE FOR USE" (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this... See More  

Jim Thorpe's reinstatement re. Olympic medals...

USA TODAY, Oct. 14, 1982



* Jim Thorpe Olympic medals reinstatement

* Indian athlete from Carlisle, Pennsylvania



Page 3 of the sport's section has a four column heading: "Thorpe's Olympic honors restored" with photo. (see images) First report coverage on the IOC reinstating Thorpe posthumously.

Complete with all sections (40 pages), nice condition.



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1951 Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" pre-World premiere...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1951



* Disney's animated movie "Alice in Wonderland" to be introduced to the world

* Opening day premiere advertisement for Manhattan (5 days prior)



Page 14 has a 5 3/4 x 4 3/4 inch advertisement for the upcoming premiere showing of "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" in Manhattan. (see images)

Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great conditi... See More  

1988 NYPD & the Tompkins Square riots...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 16, 1988



* 1988 Tompkins Square Park riots 

* East Village, Manhattan, New York City

* Homeless, squatters & drug dealers 

* NYPD police brutality complaints 



The front page has a heading: "Night Clubbing" with subhead  and related photo. (see images) And beginning on page 10 is an ed... See More  

1988 "RAIN MAN" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 20, 1988



* "Rain Man" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* American road comedy-drama 

* Tom Cruise & Dustin Hoffman



Page 85 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of "RAIN MAN" in Manhattan. (see image)

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1990 "TREMORS" opening day ad & review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 23, 1990



* "Tremors" cult classic film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in Manhattan

* American monster horror movie review

* Kevin Bacon - Fred Ward - Michael Gross



Page 79 has a advertisement for the opening day of the film "TREMORS" in Manhattan. (see image)

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1990 JOE SATRIANI concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 27, 1990



* Joe Satriani concert advertisement

* American instrumental rock guitarist 

* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan performance

* ONLY ONE IN INVENTORY ***



Page 78 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "JOE SATRIANI" performance at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan. (see images)

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Adolf Hitler & Benito Mussolini meet in Rome...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 4, 1938



* Dictators Adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini

* Pre World War II meeting in Rome, Italy



The front page has a five column heading: "Czech's Fate Up to Duce and Hitler" with subheads. (see images) More on page 2 with related map. Two related photos and  heading is on the back page.

Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condi... See More  

1942 USS Yorktown Midway sinking....

MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY TRIBUNE, September 20, 1942



* USS Aircraft Carrier Yorktown sinking

* Battle of Midway aftermath

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a two column heading: "The Order Was 'Abandon Ship'" with lead-in: "Officer Tells of Yorktown's Last 60 Hours Afloat" and subhead. (see images) Lengthy report continues on page 4. 

This sinking act... See More  

1922 Erskine Childers execution...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., November 25, 1922 



* Robert Erskine Childers executed 

* Irish Nationalist - Irish Civil war 



The front page has a one column heading: "CHILDERS' FATE FAILS TO MOVE BRITISH PRESS" with subhead. (see image) 

Complete with 12 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in good condition.



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Young Brothers Massacre.... Brookline, Missouri...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 6, 1932



* Young Brothers Massacre - ends in Houston

* Brookline, Missouri - Public enemy era

* The Ozarks Mountains - police killings



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "SLAYERS OF SIX KILL EACH OTHER WHEN CORNERED" with subhead. Photo of Harry and Jennings Young are on the back page with heading. (see images)

Complete with 28 pages,... See More  

1938 Canton (Guangzhou) China bombing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 7, 1938



* Guangzhou (Canton), China bombing

* Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service



The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "1,500 KILLED AND WOUNDED IN NEW RAIDS ON CANTON" with subheads and two related maps. (see images)

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. 



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Prelude to U.S. entering the Vietnam War ?...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Oct. 19, 1964



* United States involvement in Vietnam War prelude ?

* North Vietnamese territory aircraft bombings 



The front page has a two column heading: "North Viet Nam Says Its Villages Strafed" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 24 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition. 



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