Babe Ruth's 1st hit after leaving Yankees...

SPORTS SECTION only of The Omaha Bee-News, Nebraska, March 10, 1935



* Babe Ruth gets very 1st hit in debut with Boston Braves

* Preseason game in Florida after leaving New York Yankees



The front page of this section has a nice banner heading: "Babe Ruth Hits Single First Time Up in Debut as Brave" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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1996 death of George Burns...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 10, 1996



* Comedian actor George Burns death



The front page has a two column heading: "George Burns, Comedy's Elder Statesman, Dies" with subhead and three related photos. Nice to have the home of the film industry.

Complete 1st section with all 28 pages, nice condition.

Churchill's famous: "This was their finest hour..." speech...

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1965 Stan Laurel death.... famed comedy actor...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 24, 1965



* Stan Laurel death (1st report)

* Laurel and Hardy comedy duo fame



The top of page 22 has a two column heading: "Comedian Stan Laurel Taken By Death At 74" (see images) First report coverage on the death of of famed American comic actor, Stan Laurel, known for the Laurel and Hardy double act that lasted nearly 30 years.

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1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day...

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 22, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" film premiere

* Opening week movie advertisement

* Judy Garland and more



Page 6 has a nice advertisement in early film history. See images for the 9 1/2 x 2 inch ad for the opening week of the film "The Wizard of Oz" in New Orleans. This particular ad has images of the main characters. (see images) Th... See More  

Sigmund Freud escapes Nazi Germany in 1938...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 6, 1938



* Austrian Jew Sigmund Freud escapes Nazism

* Escaping Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany

* Founder of psychoanalysis - neurologist

* Flies from Vienna to Paris to London



The top of page 10 has a two column heading: "Freud Consoled by U. S. Envoy on Flight to Exile in London" (see images)

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Siege of Budapest ends w/ capture... General Patton...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 14, 1945



* Siege - Battle of Budapest ends w/ capture - Hungary

* Post-Battle of the Bulge - General George S. Patton



The front page has a nice banner headlines: "BUDAPEST IS TAKEN AT COST OF 159,000 TO FOE"& "BRITISH CLEAR REICHSWALD, PATTON PUSHES ON" with subheads and related photo. (see images) More inside.

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1983 "Flashdance" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 12, 1983



* "Flashdance" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* American romantic drama dance film

* Actress Jennifer Beals



Page 51 has a 10 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of the film "Flashdance" (see images)

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1974 Queen, The Allman Brothers & Lynyrd Skynyrd...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 2, 1974



* "Queen" II concert tour - English rock band

* Gershwin Theatre performances advertisement

* The Allman Brothers Band concert advertisement

* Lynyrd Skynyrd "Second Helping" album release

* "Sweet Home Alabama" "Don't Ask Me No Questions"



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Murder, Inc.hitmen sentenced to death in 1941...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1941



* Martin Buggsy Goldstein & Harry Strauss

* Murder, Inc. Hitmen - contract killings

*Execution - executed by electric chair



The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "2 IN  MURDER RING ARE PUT TO DEATH" with subheads. (see images)

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Actor Frank Morgan death... Wizard of Oz...

THE DETROIT NEWS, September 19, 1949



* Actor Frank Morgan death

* "Wizard of Oz" title character



The top of page 32 has a one column heading: "Morgan Dies in Sleep at 59" with subhead and photo. (see image) Morgan was best known for playing 5 roles in the "Wizard of Oz" including the wizard himself.

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The financial bailout of 2008...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 19, 2008



* The Financial Bailout of 2008

* AIG, WaMu, Lehman Bros., Morgan Stanley



The front page has: "U.S. proposes sweeping bailout - The government would buy up firm' bad assets to boost lending" and more.

The Business section has: FINANCIAL SYSTEM IN CRISIS - Stocks rally after U.S. intervenes", "Ports said to be safe from... See More  

1935 China Clipper trans-pacific flight...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, November 25, 1935



* China Clipper airplane in flight (2nd stage landing)

* 1st Trans-Pacific airmail commercial service flight



The top of the front has a seven column headline: "CLIPPER LANDS AT MIDWAY ISLAND" with subheads. (see images) Coverage on the maiden flight of the first commercial flight across the Pacific Ocean.

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Battle of the Bulge prelude... Courtney Hodges...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 11, 1944 



* General Courtney Hodges

* World War II - WWII

* Battle of the Bulge prelude



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "1ST ARMY HITS OUT ON 10-MILE ROER LINE" with subheads that include: "Hodges Only Two Miles From Last Key Enemy Base West of Rover" and more. Two related maps on page 5. See photos for partial cov... See More  

1997 Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 29, 1997



* Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II

* Heavyweight boxing title fight

* "The Sound and the Fury" "The Bite Fight"

* MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas



The top of the front page has a three column photo showing Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield's ear with heading: "A Lobe Blow"

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Battle of Shanghai beginning in 1937...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Sept. 6, 1937



* Battle of Shanghai, China

* Imperial Japanese Army

* Second Sino-Japanese War



The front page has a banner headline: "BIG PUSH OPENED BY JAPAN" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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1945 Battle of Iwo Jima w/ photo....

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, February 21, 1945.



* Battle of Iwo Jima w/ photo

* Fighting on Mount Suribachi

* United States Flag planting close



The front page has a somewhat brief report with small heading: "Marines Take Iwo Airfield..." and more. (see image) The iconic flag raising on Mount Suribachi would occur two days later. Given the small report here, it is somewhat surprising... See More  

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

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 15, 1989



* Best "The Wizard" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere review

* Super Mario's Bros. 3 introduced in America

* Fred Savage - Beau Bridges - Christian Slater

* Tobey Maguire's uncredited film debut



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1978 Navajo Indians flooding rescue...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 8, 1979



* Navajo Indians Nation - Native Americans tribe

* Storms flooding - airlift relief and rescue - hogans



The top of the front page has a four column photo showing a older Navajo Woman being airlifted to safety in a helicopter. Also a two column heading: "Copter Cavalry Rides to Rescue of Navajos" with lead-in: "Hunger In The Hogans" (see i... See More  

1939 World War II beginning....

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 11, 1939 



* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw

* World War II WWII beginning

* Nazis invasion of Poland



The front page has a nice banner headline: "POLES REPORT WARSAW GAINS" with subheads and 2 related photos. (see images) Nice for display.

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1935 SS Mohawk shipwreck... Lindbergh kidnapping...

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"Son of Sam" hunted... The Black-out newspaper...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 14, 1977  



* David Berkowitz - "Son of Sam" hunted

* .44 Caliber Killer - New York City murders

* Rare issue from the famous New York City blackout



The top of the front page of section 2 (page 21) has a heading: "Ringing Doorbells Day and Night In Ceaseless Hunt Of 'Son of Sam'" with photo of NYC detectives on the case. Also four sketch... See More  

Alfrado Coldona murder & suicide... trapeze artist...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, July 31, 1937



* Alfredo Codona & Vera Bruce murder suicide

* The last of the flying Codonas aerialists family

* Circus entertainers - famous trapeze artists

* First to perform the triple somersault in the air



The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Codona, Trapeze King, Shoots Ex-Wife, Kills Self" with subhead and photos of the two involved. (se... See More  

U.S. Marine Kenneth Kraus freed from Iran...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 21, 1979



* United States Marines - Kenneth Kraus freed

* 1st American taken hostage prior to Iran Hostage Crisis



The front page has a banner headline: "Iran Releases U.S. Marine" with subhead and photo of Kenneth Kraus. (see images) Kraus was the 1st American

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1956 John Hope Franklin... Brooklyn College...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 15, 1956



* John Hope Franklin - African American historian

* 1st to head department of history at Brooklyn College



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Negro Educator Chosen to Head Department in Brooklyn College" with subhead and photo. (see image)

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