Spree Killer Ernest 'Ernie' Ingenito' shootings...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 18, 1950



* Spree Killer Ernest 'Ernie' Ingenito shootings

* Franklin Township & Minotola, New Jersey



The front page has a two column heading: "Veteran Kills 5, Wounds 4 Seized After Jersey Chase" (see images) First report coverage on Ernest 'Ernie" Ingenito's spree killings in Franklin Township and Minotola, New Jersey. Nice to hav... See More  

Death of famed actor William Holden...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 17, 1981



* William Holden death (1st report)

* Hollywood move - film actor

* Best title to be had ?



The front page features 5 photos of famed actor William Holden with a two column heading: "Actor William Holden Found Dead at Home" The article carries over to page 23 and includes 3 more photos. Great to have this report in a newspaper from the capital of t... See More  

Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 22, 1991



* Dissolution of the Soviet Union - USSR

* Independent states - nations

* First Ukraine president Leonid Kravchuk



The front page has a banner headline: "8 Join Soviet Commonwealth; Historic Decision Groups 11 Former Republics" with subhead and photo showing Boris Yeltsin shaking hands with Leonid Kravchuk. (see images)

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Early Nazis plan for sterilization of races...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 31, 1937



* Jewish Holocaust prediction ?

* Extinction of Jews predicted

* Joachim Prinz - Jewish rabbi



The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "JEWS HELD DOOMED UNDER NAZI REGIME" with subheads. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

Frank Costello arrested for tax evasion...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 10, 1939



* Frank Costello - Mafia gangster - mob boss

* "The Prime Minister of the Underworld"

* Arrested for income tax evasion re. gambling



The top of back page has a one column heading: "'SLOT MACHINE KING' IS ARRESTED HERE" with subheads. (see images for text)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 48 pa... See More  

1939 JFK photo while still in college...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1939



* Very early John F. Kennedy - JFK

* Photo while still attending Harvard



The top of page 10 has a two column photo showing a young John F. Kennedy with heading: "Another Kennedy Son Arrives Here" Also a one column heading: "22 ARRIVE IN U.S. ON DIXIE CLIPPER" with subhead: "George F. Eliot and a Son of Kennedy Are Among 18 American... See More  

USS Shenandoah airship maiden flight...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Sept. 3, 1923



* USS Shenandoah maiden flight - voyage

* United States Navy rigid airship - dirigible



The front page has a one column heading: "ZR-1 IN THE AIR FOR 55 MINUTES" (see image)

Complete with 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phul ends...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1954



* Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends

* First Indochina War - Vietnam

* Viet Minh communist revolutionaries



The front page has four column heading: "DIENBIENPHU'S ENTIRE GARRISON LOST" with subheads. Two small related maps on page 3. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 116 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, nice condition.... See More  

1938 Nuremberg speech by Hitler... Lou Gehrig's streak reaches 2,100 (30 to go)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 10, 1938



* Lou Gehrig's consecutive game streak hits 2,100

* Iron Horse keeps rolling like a babbling brook

* Adolf Hitler gives speech at Nuremberg



Page 11 has: "4 GEHRIG HITS HELP HADLEY SCORE, 2-0", with subhead: "Durable Yankee Passes .300 at Bat First Time This Year as Senators Bow", which includes the following text: "The old iro... See More  

Lindbergh baby found dead in 1932... Detailed coverage...

THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, Ohio, May 13, 1932 



* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping

* Body found - 1st report

* Outstanding front-page coverage



The top of the front page has a great 3-line banner headline: "CONDON AND CURTIS CALLED TO HOPEWELL FOR QUIZZING AS LINDBERGH RETURNS TO FIND HIS INFANT SON SLAIN; RUN DOWN THE MURDERERS! IS DEMAND OF OFFICIALDOM", with mu... See More  

The Ulysses S. Grant family...

THE ILLUSTRATED BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, Jan. 11, 1903  This was the illustrated insert in the "Omaha Bee" newspaper. Pages 4 & 5 are taken up with articles & 22 photo of: "Four Generations of the Grant Family", including a photo of: "General Ulysses S. Grant".

Eight pages, nice condition.

President Kennedy Is assassinated...

THE PLAIN DEALER--Extra, Cleveland, Nov. 23, 1963  



* John F. Kennedy JFK assassination

* Lee Harvey Oswald as a suspect (early)



The banner headline announces: "KENNEDY ASSASSINATED; JOHNSON TAKES OATH" with subhead "Shot In Head By Sniper In Dallas Road". The photos show the motorcade just after the shooting and of Lyndon Johnson being sworn in as President.

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By famed attorney & politician William Jennings Bryan...

THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 3, 1905  



* By famed attorney & politician William Jennings Bryan



As noted just under the title: "William J. Bryan, Editor & Proprietor". Bryan was an unsuccessful Democratic Presidential nominee in 1896, 1900 and 1908. He was a strong supporter of Prohibition in the 1920s, and energetically attacked Darwinism and evolution, most ... See More  

U.S. announces the beginning of the 'space race'...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 30, 1955 



* Space Race begins

* U.S. vs. Soviet Union



The front page has reporting on which essentially announced the creation of the "space race" between the United States and the Soviet Union with a three column heading: "Man Is Headed for the Planets" In reality the Soviets would take the lead in the space race with the succes... See More  

Winston Churchill... The Second World War...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 23, 1948



* Sir Winston Churchill - The Second War War

* Volume 1 - The Gathering Storm

* Installment 7 - The Loaded Pause; Germany Armed



The front page has a two column heading: "By Winston Churchill: The Second World War" and more. (see images) Page 25 has another heading with six related photos and continued text of: "Volume 1--The Gathering Storm... See More  

Germany's illustrated magazine from the Nazi era...

BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany. Feb. 1, 1940  This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era. The full front page is a photo which includes Hermann Goring, chief of the Nazi Air Force.  Many war-related photos inside.

Complete in 20 pages, 11 by 14 3/4 inches, minimal margin wear, never bound nor trimmed, good condition.... See More  

Jimmy Hoffa pledges to clean-up the Teamsters Union...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 24, 1958



This headline certainly falls under the umbrella titled: This is certainly not going to end well. 



The front page has the full-banner headline: "HOFFA PLEDGES CLEANUP", with subheading: "George Bender to Head Group" and "Teamster Council Replies to Demand by Senators", which continues on an inside page. Another related articl... See More  

Discovery of King Tut's tomb...

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 6, 1924  



* King Tutankhamun discovery

* Egyptian Pharaoh 4th chamber

* Egyptologist Howard Carter



The top of page 5 has first column heads: "HOPE TO FIND CROWN AND PHARAOH'S GEMS" "Excavators Think Full Royal Regalia Is Inside the Sarcophagus of the Fourth Shrine" "May Also Contain Papyri" "But There Is No President to Indic... See More  

"Scopes Trial" - Dramatic headline... Evolution to be decided by the court?

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 23, 1925  



* Scopes Monkey Trial beginning 

* Dayton, Tennessee 

* William Jennings Bryan 

* Clarence Darrow



The front page has the full-banner, dramatic headline: "EVOLUTION TEST IN CAPITAL" with the subhead: "New Case May Put Religion Up To U.S. Courts" which continues on page two.

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Japanese atrocities told in 1945...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 4, 1945  



* Japanese atrocities described

* American soldiers tortured



The front page has a nice banner headline: "LIST JAP TORTURE CHIEFS!" with subhead: "Ex-Captives Tell More of 'Living Hell'" Two related photos are on the back page.

Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the m... See More  

New York Yankees win the World Series....

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, October 6, 1941  



* New York Yankees are 1941 World Series champions

* Major league baseball MLB - Subway series

* Year of Joe DiMaggio's famous hitting streak record



The front page features a nice banner headline: "YANKS WIN WORLD SERIES" with subheads, box scores and 3 related photos.

Complete with all 30 pages, a repair near the right margin ... See More  

Paul Bern suicide in 1932 (former husband of Jean Harlow)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 8, 1932



* Director Paul Bern suicide death

* Actress Jean Harlow



The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "GIRL HERE ENTERED PAUL BERN'S LIFE'" with subheads. (see images) Coverage on the suicide of Paul Bern, husband of famous movie actress, Jean Harlow.

Complete with all 44 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high... See More  

Amelia Earhart's solo flight to Mexico City....

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 21, 1935



* Amelia Earhart solo flight to Mexico City

* Bug in her eye forces emergency landing



The front page has a two column heading: "Bug in Eye Forces Amelia to Halt Briefly in Long Trip" (see images) Interesting as I cannot find mention of this bizarre event in her history.

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

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1916 New York City polio epidemic...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 8, 1916



* New York City polio - infantile paralysis epidemic



The front page has six column headline: "INFANTILE PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC IS SPREADING" with subhead. (see) 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 paper. Rare as such.

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"Ham" the chimpanzee: first hominid in space...

DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 1, 1961  



* Ham the Chimp - Chimpanzee

* 1st Hominid launched into space

* Mercury-Redstone 2 space flight



The banner headline announces one of the first successes of NASA at the beginning of the "space race" with the Soviet Union: "Chimp Survives Flight In Space" with subhead: "Flight Paves Way For Astronauts". An... See More