Lou Gehrig... 3 home runs in a row...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, May 5, 1929



* Lou Gehrig - New York Yankees

* 3 home runs in a row



This sport's section only has one column headings on the front page that include: "3 HOMERS BY GEHRIG HELP YANKS WIN, 11-9" "Gets Trio of Circuit Drives for 2d Time in Career in Victory Over White Sox" "Ruth Connects With No. 3" and more with box... See More  

Occupation of Berlin by U.S. Army in 1945....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 5, 1945



* Occupation of Berlin, Germany

* United States Army enters capital





The front page has a two column heading: "U. S. Flag Raised in Berlin; British Take Over District" with subhead.  Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Richard Byrd Flies over Antarctica...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 20, 1930



* Richard Byrd's Antarctica expedition ends

* Flagship "The City of New York"



The front page has a three column headline: "BYRD PARTY ON SHIP HOMEWARD BOUND; CITY OF NEW YORK LOADED OVER NIGHT; POLAR PLANE LEFT AT ANTARCTIC BASE" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 2 with related photos.

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1934 Honea Path, South Carolina riot

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, September 6, 1934



* General Textile Strike of 1934

* Riots erupt in Southern States



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Two Killed, Score Injured as Bullets Fly in Textile Strike; Roosevelt Names Mediators" with subheads. Coverage on the general textile strike of 1934 in Georgia and the Carolinas.

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John Dillinger's assassination in Chicago...

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1937 Sioux Falls S.D. powder house explosion....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 1, 1937



* Sioux Falls, South Dakota

* Powder house explosion

* Robbery gone awry



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Girl, Shot by Gang, Sees It Execute Member By Dynamite Which Rocks Sioux Falls, S.D." (see) First report coverage of the Sioux Falls, South Dakota powder house blast.

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District of Columbia War Memorial dedication...

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION of the New York Times, November 15, 1931



* District of Columbia War Memorial - WWI

* President Herbert Hoover dedication photos



The front page of this photo section has four related photographs on the dedication of the World War I memorial on Armistice Day.

Other topics throughout. Complete rotogravure section only with all 16 pages, light toning, nice condition.... See More  

How cartoons are made...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 14, 1916  The entire front page is taken up with an illustration captioned: "Animated Cartoons In the Making: Filming the Successive Drawings." showing a man doing just that. An inside page is entirely devoted to: "Animated Cartoons in the Making--How 16,000 Drawings are Prepared & Photographed in Producing 1000 Feet of Motion Picture Fil... See More  

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi arrested...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 10, 1942 



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi  - India riots

* The Mahatma & Jawaharlal Nehru arrests



The top of front page has photos of Gandhi and Nehru with heading: "Violence in India" with subheads. (see)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, small address label on the front page, some small binding holes along the spine,... See More  

1950 Preston Tucker not guilty...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, January 23, 1950



* Preston Tucker not guilty (1st report)

* Automobile designer & entrepreneur

* 1948 Tucker Sedan "Tucker Torpedo" fame



The front page has a one column heading: "Tucker Will Try to Re-organize Firm" with subhead: "Accused Cleared Of Fraud Charges" (see)

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1940 Joe DiMaggio Yankees contract signing...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 6, 1940



* Joe DiMaggio's contract signing

* New York Yankees - Yanks

* From his hometown - rare as such



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a three column headline: "DiMag Accepts Terms!; Mr., Mrs. Head East" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Joe DiMaggio's contract signing after just four seasons with the New Y... See More  

Review & premiere of "Gettysburg", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 8, 1993



* Best "Gettysburg" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere & review

* Epic American Civil War film

* Demolition Man



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Gettysburg" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hol... See More  

1979 Tensions between Iran & America...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 1, 1979



* Iranian hostage crisis

* Tensions w/ America

* Shah of Iran & Egypt ?



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Iran Warns U.S. and Egypt, Boycotts U.S." with subheads. More inside regarding the Hostage crisis.

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1st bombing mission in Europe... First Report...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 5, 1942



* 1st ever American bombing mission in Europe (1st report)

* World War II - WWII - United States Air Force



The front page has a three column heading: "U. S. JOINS RAF IN HOLIDAY RAID ON DUTCH OBJECTIVES" with subhead: "...Six of 12 Bombers Manned by Americans" This was the very 1st use of the United States Air Force over enemy o... See More  

Terry Bradshaw drafted... Pittsburgh Steelers...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 27, 1970 



* Terry Bradshaw - Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

* Pittsburgh Steelers 1st pick in draft (day of)



This 34 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 22: "Do Steelers Want Bradshaw ?" with caption "Answer Comes Today"



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Benjamin N. Cardozo appointed to U.S. Supreme Court...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 16, 1932



* Benjamin N. Cardozo nomination

* United States Supreme Court

* President Herbert Hoover appointment



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CARDOZO IS NAMED TO SUPREME COURT; NOMINATION HAILED" with subheads. (see) Much more on page 3 with photo. Loads of text here. First report coverage on President Herbert Hoover appointing B... See More  

President Clinton impeached in 1998...

THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, December 20, 1998 



* President Bill Clinton impeachment

* Perjury and obstruction of justice



The front page features a large, banner headline "IMPEACHED" with with subheads and photo. Nice for display. More inside.

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Hayneville, Alabama Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 6, 1931 



* Hayneville, Alabama

* Lowndes County

* Negro lynching - lynched



Page 7 has small one column headings: "NEGRO BOY, 16, IS LYNCHED" "He Is Shot 32 Times by Alabama Posse--Accused by Girl" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro boy, Neal Guinn, at Hayneville, Alabama.

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Winston Churchill "War Situation" speech... Eisenhower is Supreme Commander...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 12, 1943 



* Winston Churchill "War Situation" speech

* House of Commons of the United Kingdom

* Dwight Eisenhower becomes supreme commander



The front page has five column heading: "War: New Command, Plans for 1943" with subheads that include: "Prime Minister Tell Commons That Detailed Plans for Nine Months of Attack Are Laid&q... See More  

1859 Warsaw, Kentucky Christmas explosion disaster...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Dec. 26, 1959



* Warsaw, Kentucky - Gallatin County

* Christmas day warehouse explosion



The front page has a one column heading: "BLAST INJURES 14 IN KENTUCKY; HOMES GASHED" with subhead. (See)

Complete with 32 pages, light toning at the margin, nice condition.

Mussolini meets w/ Hitler in Germany photos...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, October 3, 1937



* Benito Mussolini - Italy dictator

* Visits Adolph Hitler in Munich



The front page of this rotogravure section has 2 related photos of Mussolini meeting Adolph Hitler in Germany earlier in the week.

Other topics throughout. Complete rotogravure section only with 12 pages, a few small tape mends, tiny piece torn away at upper le... See More  

Guglielmo Marconi predicts future cell phones ?.....

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, November 27, 1932



* Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi

* Short-wave radio telephone service



The top of page 8 has a two column heading: "Marconi's New Radio Phone to Give World Cheap Service" (see)

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Mount Rushmore completed... construction ends...

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, Nov. 2, 1941



* Mount Rushmore National Memorial

* Black Hills - Keystone, South Dakota

* Construction ends on mountainside



Page 5 of this section has a photo of Mount Rushmore with heading: "HEROIC HEADS" with text that begins with: "Complete at last, the gigantic heads of Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln.... See More  

Tensions with Japan are increasing... Pre-Pearl Harbor...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, November 28, 1941.



* Pre Pearl Harbor attack on America

* Tensions with Japan increasing



The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. WON'T YIELD ON CHINA" with subheads. Nice for display.

Complete with 42 pages, a few archival mends near the margins, small library stamp within masthead, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

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Frank J. Sprague death... "Father of Electric Traction"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 26, 1934



* Frank J. Sprague death

* "Father of Electric Traction"



The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "F. J. SPRAGUE DIES; TRACTION PIONEER" with subhead and photo. (See) First report coverage of the death of Frank J. Sprague, inventor who contributed to the development of the electric motor, railways & elevators.

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