Gene Tunney announces retirement... boxing...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1928



* Boxer Gene Tunney retires

* Heavyweight boxing champion

* "The Long Count Fight" fame



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TUNNEY WILL QUIT THE RING TO STUDY PHILOSOPHY IN PARIS" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues on page 3.

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1928 Paluweh (Rokatenda) volcano eruption....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 10, 1928



* Paluweh - Rokatenda

* Island of Palu'e

* Volcano eruption



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Volcano Kills 1,000 in Dutch East Indies; Wipes Out Six Villages on Paloeweh Island" (see)

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Mary Garrett Hay death... suffragist...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1928



* Mary Garrett Hay death (1st report)

* Temperance worker & suffragist leader



The top of page has a one column heading: "MARY GARRETT HAY DIES SUDDENLY" with subheads and photo. (see)

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HMS Courageous (50) sunk disaster...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 19, 1939



* HMS Courageous (50) sinking

* Royal Navy aircraft carrier

* German submarine U-29 torpedo



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Toll in Sinking of Big Warship May Total 500" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the torpedo attack on the HMS Courageous in the opening weeks of World War II with the lost of more t... See More  

Pre German referendum Adolph Hitler...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 4, 1934



* pre-German referendum of 1934

* Adolph Hitler to become dictator

* re. death of Paul von Hindenburg



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER PLEBISCITE LIKELY TO REVEAL HIDDEN HOSTILITY" with subheads. (see)

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1950 World Series of baseball....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 5, 1950



* New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies

* World Series of baseball (game 1)

* Joe Dimaggio & Yogi Berra era



The front page has a four column headline: "Vic Raschi Hurls Two-Hitter to Steal Show as Yankees Triumph Over Phils In Opening Game of World Series, 1-0" with subheads, box scores and related photo. (see) Much m... See More  

Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1935



* Albert H. Fish court trial - self-harm

* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal

* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"

* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"



The top of the back page has a one column heading: "'NOT IN RIGHT MIND,' FISH WROTE TO SON" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one o... See More  

Brazilian Revolution of 1930....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 27, 1930



* Brazilian Revolution of 1930

* Armed movement - coup

* End of the First Brazilian Republic

* Washington Luis & Julio Prestes



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "VARGAS TAKES PRESIDENCY OF BRAZIL IN RIO TODAY; ORDER RESTORED IN NATION" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 3 with photo of Vargas. Always n... See More  

Vacuum tube lightning...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 9, 1907  The cover has "The Telharmonium - An Apparatus for the Electrical Generation and Transmission of Music" with accompanying article. Also inside is: "The Passing of American Square--Rigged Vessels"; "A High-Speed Bavarian Locomotive"; "The Opium Industry"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.

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Gangster Dutch Shultz re-arrested & jailed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1935



* Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer jailed

* Jewish-American gangster - beer baron



The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "SCHULTZ IS JAILED; BAIL SET AT $75,000" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, especially on this topic.

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Battle of the Bulge beginning...

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER. December 25, 1944



* Battle of the Bulge

* World War II Belgium



The front page has five column headline: "NAZIS' DRIVE HALTED" with subheads. (see)

Complete 1st section only with 14 pages, some central fold wear with archival mend along the fold on page, a little margin wear, otherwise good.... See More  

Niagara Falls rock slide in 1931....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 19, 1931



* Niagara Falls - American side

* Prospect Point rock slide



The front page has a one column heading: "ROCK SLIDE ALTERS NIAGARA FALLS RIM" with subheads. (see) First report coverage of the rock fall at Prospect Point of the American side of Niagara Falls. Article continues inside with related photo.

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Labor Day Hurricane of 1935...

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Mike Tyson gets 10 years for rape...

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, March 26, 1992



* Heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson

* 10 year Sentencing for rape

* Best title to be had ?



The front page has a banner headline: "Tyson gets 10-year term" with subhead and photo. (see) More on page 2. First report coverage on Heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson being sentenced for the rape of Desiree Washington. Nice to have from the city where... See More  

JFK- Nixon Presidential debate in 1960....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 6, 1960



* John F. Kennedy (JFK) - Richard Nixon

* Presidential debate upcoming



This 30 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Crowds Cheer 'Jack', 'Dick'"

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Alaska Becoming 49th State in 1958...

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Nazi newspaper from what is now Slovenia, with a postage stamp & postmark...

GOSSCHLEER ZEITUNG, [Gosschleer Newspaper] "Organ der Gottlcheer Deutschen" [Organ of the German Gottscheers], 1939  This was a newspaper from a former German-speaking region in Carniola, a crownland of the Habsburg Empire, present-day Slovenia.

A four page issue which includes at the top of local Yugoslavian stamp and postal mark noting the issue was sent through the mail. To... See More  

"One of the greatest in the history of baseball"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1933



* "One of the greatest games in the history of baseball"

* New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals

* Carl Hubbard vs. Tex Carleton



The sport's section (page 7) has a banner headline: "50,000 Watch Giants Go 27 Innings to Sweep Double-Header With Cardinals" with subheads that include: "GIANTS WIN TWICE, 1ST IN 18 INNINGS" an... See More  

Zeppo Marx quits brothers comedy act...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1934



* Zeppo Marx of the Marx Brothers

* Quits family comedy act (1st report)



Page 26 has a small and somewhat discrete article headed: "Zeppo Marx Quits Stage" "Youngest of Four Brothers Will Start in Hollywood Business" (see) Unfortunate for the brief report here, but still a first report on this famous comical act. I suspect this is one o... See More  

Calvin Coolidge visits Cuba....

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 16, 1928



* Calvin Coolidge visits Cuba

* Last U.S. President prior to Obama

* Pan-American Conference



The front page has a four column headline: "Helping Hand of U. S. Extended to Solve Problems of Pan-America; Encourages All Peaceful Pursuits" with subheads. (see)

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The Panama Canal...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 3, 1905  The front cover has "History and Present Status of the Panama Canal" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Electric Mail Automobiles"; "Electric Dead Reckoner in Use on Yacht 'Valhalla'"; "The Grubb Gun-Sight"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.

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Giants vs Senators... World Series...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1933 



* New York Giants vs. Washington Senators 

* World Series MLB Baseball 



The front page has a four column headline: "GIANTS TAME SENATORS 6-1" with subheads and photo of Hal Schumacher. (see) Inning by inning description continues on page 2 with photo of Leon Goslin and box scores..

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John F. Kennedy wins the Pulitzer Prize...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 7, 1957 



* John F. Kennedy wins Pulitzer Prize (1st report)



Page 4 contains a very notable yet somewhat inconspicuous report headed: "Sen. Kennedy, O'Neill Win Pulitzer Prizes". John F. Kennedy was the first member of Congress to receive a Pulitzer Prize, won for his book "Profiles In Courage". Of course in less than 4 years... See More  

Beginning of the Korean War...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 29, 1950 



* Korean war beginning

* U.S. involvement starting



The front page has a five column headline: "MACARTHUR AT KOREA FRONT AS REDS SLASH DEEPER INTO SOUTH" with subheads and related photo.

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Max Schmeling vs. Johnnny Risko in 1929

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 2, 1929



* Max Schmeling (German boxer)

* Heavyweight boxing match

* Ring magazine fight of the year (1929)

* Madison Square Garden



Page 13 has a two column heading: "Max Schmeling Stops Risko; Referee Intercedes in Ninth; Baker Boy Down Four Times" (see)

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