1903 Evansville, Indiana race riot...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 8, 1903



* Evansville race riot - Indiana

* African Americans - Negroes



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TROOPS CONTROL ION EVANSVILLE" with subheads. (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 era in pap... See More  

Harold Frederick Pitcairn & the autogyro....

ROTOGRAVURE section of the New York Times, April 26, 1931



* Harold Frederick Pitcairn

* Autogyro aircraft invention

* Collier Trophy winner



The front page of this rotogravure section only has two related photos concerning Harold Frederick Pitcairn receiving the Collier Trophy for the development of the autogyro.

Sixteen pages, light toning and very minor margin wear, generally nice.... See More  

1957 Operation Sun Run... transcontinental flight...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Nov. 28, 1957



* Operation Sun Run - record breaking mission

* Three new transcontinental speed records broken

* USAF airplane pilot Captain Ray W. Schrecengost

* McDonnell F-101 Voodoo supersonic jet fighter



The front page has a two column heading: "Air Force Jets Streak To Three New Records" with subhead. First report coverage continues on pa... See More  

1961 Cuba's Bay of Pigs invasion...

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, April 20, 1961 



* Bay of Pigs invasion

* Fidel Castro 

* Havana Cuba 



The front page has a few reports dealing with the Bay of Pigs invasion including a two column heading: "Castro Declares Rebels Beaten; US Arms Taken" and more. Coverage on the failed "Bay of Pigs" invasion on Cuba.

Complete with 10 pages, minor margin w... See More  

German Ocean Liner SS St. Louis...

"The Voyage of the Damned" ends...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1939..



* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis

* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba

* "The Voyage of the Damned" ENDS



The front page has one column heading: "907 REFUGEES END VOYAGE IN ANTWERP" with subhead. (see images)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, nice condition.



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1941 Joseph Goebbels "10 Commandments" vs. Jews...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1941



* Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels

* Speech with "10 Commandments" against Jews

* Important step in the Jewish Holocaust disaster

* Includes "Star of David" yellow badge rules



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "GOEBBELS SPURS ABUSE FOR JEWS" with subheads. This report contains the "Ten Commandment... See More  

THE WHO 1976 MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, March 15, 1976



*  The Who - English rock band - group

* "The Who by Numbers Tour" advertisement

* Madison Square Garden & Boston Garden

* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon

* Early KISS rock band

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* "Destroyer" album release



Page 85 has a full page advertisement for a... See More  

MLB team Braves moves to Milwaukee...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 19, 1953



* Boston Braves move to Milwaukee

* MLB baseball (current Atlanta Braves)



The front page has a one column inset with heading: "Milwaukee, New Home Of Braves" with brief text.

The front page of the sport's section (page 23) has a one column heading: "NL Moves Braves to Milwaukee" with subhead. (see images) Another related report... See More  

1982 Kurtis Blow & the golden age of hip-hop music...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 10-16, 1982



* 1st successful rapper Kurtis Blow advertisement

* Berlin Club with Davy DMX in Manhattan NYC

* Very beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music



Page 110 has various advertisements for upcoming local entertainment events which includes a 6 1/2 x 5 inch ad for a performance by "KURTIS BLOW" with DJ Da... See More  

1979 Opening day review of the film "10"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 15, 1979



* "10" romantic comedy film - movie

* Opening day premiere review w/ photo

* Actor Dudley Moore & Actress Bo Derek



Page 49 has a opening day review for the film "10" with heading: "The Final Score: Dudley&Bo&Julie" and photo. Page 49 has a current advertisement for the film... See More  

Brooklyn Dodgers & N.Y. Giants move to West Coast official...

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 29, 1957



* Brooklyn Dodgers & New York Giants

* Approved to move to the West Coast

* Los Angeles and San Francisco relocation

* MLB - Major League Baseball



The front page has a four column heading: "OK Dodgers-Giants Shift; Coast Speeds Stadiums" (see images) More in the sport's sections.

Complete with 38 pages, some small binding holes along the ... See More  

1985 opening day premiere of "Kiss Of The Spider Woman" film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 30, 1985



* "Kiss of the Spider Woman" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day film - movie premiere

* Brazilian prison drama



Page 55 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" in New York City. (see image)

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1985 South Africa's anti-apartheid movement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 9, 1985



* Nelson Mandela - future president of South Africa

* Anti Apartheid regime movement - violence - riots



Starting on the front page is a editorial on the turmoil happening in South Africa with headlines: "THE FIRE THIS TIME; SOUTH AFRICA'S INSURRECTION; Nelson Mandela: 'An Ideal for Which I Am Prepared T... See More  

1934 girl pitcher Jackie Mitchell...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 14, 1934



* Jackie Mitchell, girl baseball pitcher

* Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig strikeouts fame

* Barnstorming tour stop with photo



The sport's section (page 16) has a two column heading: "Girl Pitcher on Pony Mound Under Floodlights Tonight" with subhead and photo of Mitchell. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and some wear... See More  

Ella Mae Wiggins killed... Loray Mill Strike...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 15, 1929



* Ella Mae Wiggins killed (1st report)

* Loray Mill Strike - Gastonia, North Carolina

* Labor history of the United States



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Mother of Five Children Slain as Armed Men Fire On Gastonia Strike Party" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small bind... See More  

1934 New York Giants baseball players pictorial...

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass. Aug. 12, 1934



* New York Giants - MLB baseball

* Nice pictorial of the starting players 

* Defending World Series champions

* Jackie Mitchell, girl pitcher photo



Page 2B has a nice pictorial showing the starting players for the defending World Series champions, the New York Giants. (see images)

Page 3B has a report on Jackie Mitchell, girl pitch... See More  

Jamestown Rediscovery in 1996... Colonial Virginia...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 13, 1996



* Jamestown Rediscovery announced

* Virginia Colony - English settlement



The top of page 24 has a three column heading: "Dig Into Past Unearths Legendary Fort" with subhead an related photo. (see images)

Complete with all sections (120+ pages), nice condition.



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

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 3, 1996



* Best "The Craft" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day film premiere review

* Supernatural cult classic - Witches - Coven 



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

George Eyston breaks land speed record in 1938...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 24, 1938



* Captain George E. T. Eyston

* Land speed record broken

* Thunberbolt car - Rolls-Royce R



The top of the front page has a banner headline: "Eyston Goes 347 MPH on Utah Flats" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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Jewish concentration camp atrocities....

THE DETROIT NEWS, November 17, 1945



* Josef Kramer, Irma Grese & others found guilty

* Belsen, Oswiecim & Dachau concentration camps

* Nazis - German atrocities - Jewish Holocaust



The front page has a one column heading: "Belsen Beast and 8 to Die"" with subhead. See image for brief text here. Irma Grese is not mentioned in the report but she was one of the others f... See More  

1970's Reggae music hits America... The Heartbreakers...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July July 26, 1976



* Jamaican reggae music comes to the U.S.

* Bob Marley and the Wailers & more

* The Heartbreakers punk rock band

* Max' Kansas City nightclub advertisement



The top of page 71 has a heading: "'It Isn't Only Rock and Soul and I Like It" with related photo. The editorial continues on the fol... See More  

1981 "The Howling" horror film & U2 "Boy" ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 11-17, 1981



* "The Howling" American horror film

* Opening day movie premiere ad & review

* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge

* Debut album "Boy" release advertisement

* Ad for the movie: "THE FUNHOUSE"



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Battle of the Bulge very close...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 14, 1944



* Battle of Bulge to begin

* Armies lining up at border

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a five column headline: "1ST ARMY ATTACKS BELOW DUEREN; 7TH CLOSES IN ON REICH BORDER" with subheads and related map. (see) The initial beginning of the infamous battle would begin in two days.

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

1979 SHAM 69 English punk rock band ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 3, 1979



* "SHAM 69" concerts advertisement

* English punk rock band performances

* Hurrah nightclub in Manhattan



Page 85 has a 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for "SHAM 69" performances at Hurrah nightclub. (see images)

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1979 Rickie Lee Jones concert & "Meatballs" Ads....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 9, 1979



* Rickie Lee Jones concert advertisement

* American singer, musician and songwriter

* "Chuck E's in Love" song fame

* "Meatballs" comedy film opening day ad

* First Bill Murray movie in a starring role



Page 49 has a full page advertisement for a "RICKIE LEE JONES" performance at ... See More