1st transatlantic airplane flight Westward...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1928



* 1st transatlantic airplane flight Westward

* Bremen, German Junkers W33 aircraft

* Floyd Bennett funeral - burial



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "BREMEN CREW DAZED BY WELCOME BACK AS CITY CROWDS BATTLE TO SEE THEM; LAY TRIBUTES ON BENNETT'S GRAVE" with many subheads and photo. Much more on the followings pages with ... See More  

1st transatlantic airplane flight Westward...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 28, 1928



* 1st transatlantic airplane flight Westward

* Bremen, German Junkers W33 aircraft

* Floyd Bennett funeral - burial



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "FLOYD BENNETT BURIED WITH NATIONAL HONORS; BREMEN FLIERS ARRIVE IN NEW YORK BY PLANE, GO ON TO WASHINGTON; COMING BACK TODAY" with many subheads and photo. Much more on the fo... See More  

Nazis capture Brussels Belgium...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE May 18, 1940



* Nazis capture Brussels Belgium

* World War II era original



The front page has a banner heading: "Germans Take Brussels; 'Paris in 15 Days,' They Cry" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much more on World War II. Complete in 32 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine... See More  

SS Normandie maiden voyage return trip...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1935



* SS Normandie begins return voyage

* French ocean liner passenger ship

* New York City to Le Havre, France



The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "NORMANDIE SAILS FOR A NEW RECORD" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the start of Normandie's return trip after her maiden voyage. Always nice to have notable events in h... See More  

1942 Invasion of Salamaua-Lae...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1942



* Invasion of Salamaua-Law

* Territory of New Guinea

* Imperial Japanese Navy



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "23 JAPANESE SHIPS BLASTED BY ALLIED FLIERS; TOLL OFF NEW GUINEA INCLUDES 12 WARSHIPS" with subheads and related map. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much more on World War II. Complete ... See More  

Cary Middlecoff wins 1955 Masters golf tournament

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 11, 1955



* Cary Middlecoff wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia



The top of page 10 has a five column heading: "Cary Middlecoff Captures Masters" with subheads, photo and scores. First report coverage on Cary Middlecoff winning the 1955 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.

Other news, sports and advertisements o... See More  

1951 West Frankfort, Illinois mine disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1951



* West Frankfort - Lakeland

* Franklin County, Illinois

* Coal mine explosion disaster



The front page has a two column heading: "32 Miners Dead, 50 Missing; Search of Illinois Pit Is Slaw" with related photo. (see) First report coverage on the Orient No. 2 coal mine explosion near West Frankfort, Illinois.

Complete 1st section only with 26 p... See More  

1st game at Kinnick Stadium.... Iowa Hawkeyes...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, October 6, 1929



* Kinnick Stadium debut (Nile Kinnick)

* Iowa Hawkeyes NCAA college football



This sport's section only is loaded with college football reports from the previous day. Page 4 of this section has small and somewhat discrete headings at the bottom of the page that read: "Iowa On Top, 46-0" "Has Easy Time With Mon... See More  

1945 occupation of Japan begins...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 27, 1945 



* U.S. occupation of Japan begins 

* USS Missouri (Big Mo) enters Sagami Bay 



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ENVOYS BOARD U. S. SHIP OFF TOKYO AS 1,200 PLANES GUARD BIG FLEET" with subheads and related photo. (see). Coverage on the initial occupation Japan with the United States Navy entering Sagami Bay. T... See More  

Premiere of "Mars Attacks!", "Jerry McGuire" & "The Preacher's Wife"...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 13, 1996



* Best "Mars Attack!" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* American comic science fiction cult film



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Mars Attacks!", "Jerry McGuire", and "The Preacher's Wife" - the latter two receiving multiple Academy Award nominations each. Th... See More  

Spindletop/Beaumont - 1st Texas oil strike... Tesla's wireless light... Davidson's flying machine...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 2, 1901  The most notable item is found on page 74: "THE BEAUMONT [TX] OIL WELL", now known as Spindletop, which tells of the 1st major oil strike in Texas which had occurred just a few weeks earlier. An article with a related photo are included. Also deserving attention is "Tesla's Wireless Light".

The front page has six photo... See More  

FCC created...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1934



* Federal Communications Commission (FCC) creation

* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR signs bill



The top of page 2 has one column headings that include: "40 BILLS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT" "Others Are Silver, Communications, Federal Procedures and Air Crash Publicity Law" and more. (see) Coverage on the initial creation of the Federal Communicat... See More  

Shanghai Incident China of 1932....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 20, 1932



* January 28 Incident

* Shanghai, China

* Japanese offensive



The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPANESE START 'BIG PUSH'" with many subheads. Related map on page 2. Eight related photos are on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete in 28 pages, rag... See More  

1919 C-5 airship transatlantic flight attempt......

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, May 18, 1919



* United States Navy C class blimp

* Transatlantic flight attempt

* Aviation - airship - dirigible - zeppelin



The front page of this section has 3 related photos concerning the C-5 transatlantic flight attempt. (see)

Other topics throughout. Complete with 8 pages, irregular along the spine, generally good.



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Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1935



* Albert H. Fish court trial - Confession

* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal

* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"

* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"



The top of page 3 is a one column heading: "'FISH SAYS HE SLEW THE GAFFNEY BOY" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publi... See More  

Michael Jordan wins MVP w/ Mars Nike ad...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 26, 1988



* Michael Jordan wins 1st MVP award

* Chicago Bulls basketball season



The top of page 15 of the sport's section has a four column heading: "Jordan Wins MVP Award, but It Doesn't Have Ring to It" with photo of Jordan. (see)

Complete 1st and sport's sections only with a total of 60 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Venustiano Carranza assassination.....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., May 23, 1920



* Venustiano Carranza assassination

* Rodolfo Herrero - Mexican Revolution



The top of the front page has a one column heading:  "CARRANZA IS SHOT DEAD"  with subheads. (see)

Eight pages, toning and some wear at the margins, should be handled with care.... See More  

Alamo, Tennessee Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1929 



* Joe Boxley Negro lynching in Alamo, Tennessee



Page 21 has one column headings: "NEGRO, 19, LYNCHED BY TENNESSEE MOB" "Youth Accused of Attacking Woman Is Taken From Jail at Alamo and Hanged" "SHERIFF'S HOME STORMED" First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Joe Boxley in Alamo, Tennessee. Always nice to have nota... See More  

Michael I of Romania turns 18....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 26, 1939



* Michael I of Romania - 18th birthday

* Becomes member of the Senate of Romania

* Last King of Romania

 



The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Michael of Romania Feted on Coming of Age; 18-Year-Old-Prince Now Full Heir to Throne" with photo. (see) First report coverage on Michael I of Romania turning 18 years old which automaticall... See More  

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retires after Pistons win....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 14, 1989



* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar last NBA Lakers game

* Detroit Pistons win basketball championship

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a thrree column photo with heading: "Lakers and Kareem Bow Out" (see) The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Pistons End a Reign, Cap a Careeer" with subheads and pho... See More  

1951 sport's stars photos...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Dec. 23, 1951



* Sport's stars & feats of 1951

* Bobby Thomson - Ben Hogan

* Kentucky Wildcats basketball & more



The front page of this section has ten photos of various sport's stars for the year of 1927 with heading: "Some Outstanding Performers in the World of Sports During Year That Saw Numerous Upsets" Nice for d... See More  

Military "camp" newspaper from the South Pacific...

RIMBA POST, , N.E.I. (Netherlands East Antilies), Army Daily, Aug. 10, 1945 



* Rare military title from a remote island

* Atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan

* World War II coming to an end



This was actually printed on the Island of Biak. Biak is a small island located just northwest of New Guinea.   During World War II it was a strategic airfield of the Japanese Army serving ... See More  

John Wayne Gacy executed... serial killer clown...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 10, 1994



* John Wayne Gacy

* Serial "killer clown"

* Joel Rifkin guilty



The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "Gacy Executed in Illinois for Murders of 33" with subhead. First report coverage on the execution of American serial killer, John Wayne Gacy. (see)

Also of interest is a one column heading on page 11: "Admitted Killed Guilty ... See More  

1908 Goldfield, Nevada labor troubles ending...

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, Jan. 13, 1908



* Goldfield NV Nevada

* Labor troubles of 1907 ending

* Gold miners - owners



The front page has a two column heading: "Troops Must Leave Goldfield, Is the Announcement of Roosevelt" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 10 pages, light toning, some margin wear, generally good. Should be handled  with care.



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Rogers Hornsby finishes the season above .400...

THE DAY, New London, Conn., Sept. 30, 1924 



* Rogers Hornsby ends with .424 batting average

* St. Louis Cardinals - major league baseball MLB



The sports page (pg. 11) has a one column head reading: "ROGERS HORNSBY CLOSES WITH .424" (see)

Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along the spine/1st column, generally nice.... See More