The Nazis invade Holland...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 10, 1940 



* World War II Germany - Nazis

* Germans Invade Western Europe



The front page has a nice banner headline: "HOLLAND BATTLES RAGING NAZIS REPORTED CHECKED" with a subhead and related map. (see images) A nice headline on early efforts of Hitler to conquer Western Europe.

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Golden age of hip-hop music... Kool Lady Blue...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 13, 1982



* Danceteria nightclub w/ DJ Kool Lady Blue

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music

* Break dancing - breaking - breakin in it's infancy

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ***



Page 77 has a heading: "A House Is Not a Home" with related photo. (see images)

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1972 review of the Rolling Stones days after their Madison Square Garden performances...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 27 1972



* The Rolling Stones North American Tour 1972

* Madison Square Garden concerts review

* "Exile on Main St." album

* Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts,



Two photos on the front page (which includes a photo of Mick Jagger), but starting on page 33, is a multi-page review of Mick Jagger and The Roll... See More  

1st ever New York Yankees World Series game...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 6, 1921



* New York Yankees 1st ever World Series game

* Babe Ruth's second year w/ Yanks vs. Giants

* Terrific headline for display (rare a such)



The top of the front has a terrific banner headline announcing: "SERIES OPENER TO YANKS" with subheads. (see images) Continued coverage in the sport's section with box scores. This was game 1 of th... See More  

1932 Chicago Bears championship year...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1932



* Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers

* First game of the year (0-0 tie)

* Bronko Nagurski and Red Grange era

* 1st ever NFL football championship year

* Best publication to be had - very rare



The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "BEARS, PACKERS PLAY 0 TO 0 TIE BEFORE 14,000" with subheads and lineups. (see i... See More  

Kendal Railway Tragedy... 1957 Jamaica...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Sept. 3, 1957



* Kendal Railway Tragedy - Jamaica

* Train derailment railroad crash disaster

* Roman Catholic Church members



The front page has a two column heading: "176 Killed, 500 Injured In Jamaica Train Wreck" with lead-in: "Pilgrimage Turns Into Tragedy" (see images)

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1983 King Sunny Ade editorial w/ photos...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 15, 1983



* King Sunny Adé editorial w/ photos

* Nigerian Jùjú singer - Yoruba popular music

* African pop musician pioneer - Multi-instrumentalist



Beginning on the front page is a editorial by Greg Tate with heading: "King Sunny Ade': 'Him Cool, Him Wicked'; Are You Ready for Juju?&qu... See More  

Russian spy ?... Alger Hiss...

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 9, 1948



* Alger Hiss and others exposed

* Soviet spy ring - espionage case



The front page has a six column headline: "3 EX-U. S. OFFICIALS HUNTED AS SOVIET SPY RIG AGENTS" with subheads. (see images)

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1977 Rock band "Queen" MSG ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 14, 1977



* "Queen" North America concert tour 

* "News of the World Tour" advertisement

* Madison Square Garden performances

* Ronnie Van Zant editorial by Robert Christgau

* re. Lynyrd Skynyrd rock band airplane crash



Page 93 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for: "QUEEN" concert at Madiso... See More  

Premiere of "Flash Gordon", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, December 5, 1980



* Best "Flash Gordon" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Science fiction action cult classic film



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture cult classic hit "Flash Gordon" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertain... See More  

Carl Lewis wins 4th gold & Michael Jordan...

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Aug. 12, 1984



* Michael Jordan, pre Chicago Bulls

* U.S. men's Olympic basketball team

* Carl Lewis wins 4th gold medal

* 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles



Page 110 has a photo showing Bobby Knight after his team woin the gold medal. The article on the same page mentions Michael Jordan being the MVP in the games. Great to have in this Chicago publication prior to... See More  

Patton's Third Army crosses the Rhine...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1945



* First & Third United States Army

* Operation Lumberjack - Rhine River

* Battle of Remagen - Ludendorff Bridge



The front page has a banner headline: "AMERICANS GAIN MILE ON EAST SIDE OF RHINE" with subheads. (see images)

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Geneva Summit... Cold War-era meeting...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 22, 1985



* Geneva Summit (1985) - Switzerland

* Cold War era meeting - U.S. and Soviet Union

* President Ronald Reagan & Mikhail Gorbachev

* Prelude to "Tear Down This Wall" speech ?



The top of the front page has a headline that reads: "'Constructive' Steps Toward Peace Taken, President says" with subheads and photo. (see images) Muc... See More  

Nazi persecution of the Catholic Church in Germany...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 30, 1935



* Nazis - Adolph Hitler - Third Reich

* Persecution of the Roman Catholic Church

* Arrest Nuns and monks - monasteries



The front page has a banner headline for display: "CONVENTS RAIDED BY NAZIS" with subhead. (see images)

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1945 USS Bunker Hill... Japanese kamikaze attacks....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 28, 1945



* USS Bunker Hill - Essex-class aircraft carrier

* Invasion of Okinawa - Kamikazes attack



The front page has a four column headline: "LOSS OF 392 ON U.S. CARRIER REVEALED" with subheads that include: "Big Flat-Top Saved In Suicide Attacks" and more with related photo. (see) Reporting continues on page 5 with more photos. First report cov... See More  

Coach Krzyzewski heads Duke basketball...

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, March 19, 1980



* Head coach K - Mike Krzyzewski

* Duke Blue Devils college basketball

* Named new coach at Duke University



At the back in the sport's section (page 147) is report under the small heading: "Duke picks Krzyzewski" (see image) This report begins with: "Duke generally has intelligent athletes. They better be. Especially if they want to sp... See More  

1964 comic Lenny Bruce & Malcolm X ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 2, 1964



* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad

* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance

* Cafe Au Go Go nightclub - Bleecker Street

* Malcom X "Prospects for Freedom"

* "Militant Labor Forum" in NYC ad



The bottom of the back page has a small advertisement for a "MALCOLM X" spe... See More  

Camp O'Donnell captured on Luzon Island...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1945



* Camp O'Donnell captured by U.S. Army

* Post Bataan Death March - Luzon Island

* Japanese brutality - horrors fame

* Rescue of allied prisoners underway

* Battle of the Bulge ending



The front page has a two column heading: "Camp for Bataan's Victims Captured by U. S. Troops" Related map on page 8. (see images)

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"The Beatles" press conference in 1966 NYC...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 25, 1966



* The Beatles press conference at Warwick Hotel - NYC

* Liverpool, England rock band - counterculture music

* The Beatles' 1966 US tour - Shea Stadium

* John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & George Harrison



Starting on the front page with a heading: "John, Paul, George, Ringo: Cool Duel with the Press... See More  

1937 Supreme Court decision on Social Security......

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 24, 1937



* Helvering vs. Davis re. Social Security taxing

* United States Supreme Court decision



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "SOCIAL SECURITY ACT UPHELD" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the Helvering v. Davis United States Supreme Court decision.

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Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 disaster....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1978



* Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182

* Boeing 727 airplane collision disaster



The front page has a banner headline: "Grim Search in Crash Rubble" with subheads, related photo and a map. (see images) Much more inside.

Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, nice condition.

Washington crew breaks Olympic record in 1936....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 13, 1936



* University of Washington Huskies

* Breaks Olympic record in rowing

* Famous upset vs. Nazi Germany fame

* Grunau (Berlin borough), Germany



The top of page 14 has a banner heading: "Grunau Rowing Course Mark Smashed by Washington ion Beating British Crew" with subheads. (see) This crew would win the gold medal by upsetting the Nazi crew just ... See More  

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

CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, April 26, 1995



* Best "Friday" film advertisement (1st day)

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* American buddy comedy - Ice Cube - Chris Tucker



A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Friday" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainme... See More  

African-Americans may become Mormon priests...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 10, 1978 



* Blacks may become Mormon priests



Page 21 has a one column head: "Mormons Let Blacks In Clergy". The report notes in part: "...Mormon Church President Spencer W. Kimball said he had received a revelation from God after praying...to 'extend to every worthy member of the church all of the privileges and ble... See More  

1970 successful liver transplant...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. Feb. 17, 1970



* First human liver transplant in Canada w/ photo

* Notre Dame Hospital (Montreal) - Dr. Pierre Daloze



The top of the front page has a two column photo showing Dr. Pierre Daloze of the Note Dame Hospital in Montreal with a dog. The dog shown here had a liver transplant fourteen months ago. Dr. Daloze successfully gave a 5 month baby a liver transpl... See More